An A record is a type of DNS record that maps a name to an IP address. For example, the A record for serverfault.com is 64.34.119.12
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A and PTR records and redundant Internet connections
Want to set up PTR record(s) to handle the following:
Site with mail server (Exchange 2010) has three Internet connections, with the firewall handling load balancing.
I know that if the Internet connection with the IP in the MX record goes down,…
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Is there a way to force A-record removal in DNS from client server?
Is it possible to initiate deleting of DNS A and PTR records in DNS from member server?
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Multiple DNS A records referencing the same host
If I create multiple DNS A records for the same hosts, for example:
my-domain.com A 1.2.3.4 3600s
my-domain.com A 4.5.6.7 3600s
my-domain.com A 7.8.9.0 3600s
Do queries really round robin between the three servers? Is it…
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CNAME, A, and Apache - Why does one work and not the other?
I have a website, example.tld. The DNS has an A record for example.tld that points to 1.2.3.4.
Is there any difference (as far as Apache is concerned/configured) whether a sub-domain (www.example.tld) is an A record for 1.2.3.4 or a CNAME for…
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Bootstrapping A Records for a DNS Server
My problem is this.
Dissatisfied with the existing free DNS nameserver solutions, I decided to make my own nameservers for my websites. I'm using NSD on Debian, and it's working great. I can request a record from the server with DIG and get the…
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nginx www.domain.com vs domain.com virtualhost
I have an http block where I include virtual hosts for the different domains hosted on the same server. For each virtual host I do:
listen domain.com:80;
Now, domain2.com works fine. However, when I do www.domain2.com it shows the page for…
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Is Downtime Needed after changing the Ip Address of A Subdomain?
I have a subdomain whose DNS A Record I would like to change. After doing this, do I have to wait for some time before the change will be reflected?
If yes, during the downtime is it possible to put up a "downtime message" to users visiting the…
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Is there any way to point an A record of a web page to another website when that other website is on shared hosting?
I am creating a web application that at this point I am using shared hosting to host. Is there any way for me to give my users the option to point the a record of their domain to my website and I display a certain page when that website is…
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Subdomain and CNAME
I have a website foo.com and now I have setup a sub-domain sub.foo.com. I can open foo.com and its fine but when I try to open or ping sub.foo.com its not happening. I cant even FTP into sub.foo.com. I am using virtualmin to manage all these. What…
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Is it possible to simplify my website DNS records?
Let's say I have mydomain.com and my shared webhost server is 1.2.3.4. My domain registrar and webhosting company are 2 different entities.
Currently I have my DNS records configured like this in my registrar DNS Management…
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Registrar and Host are Different - Should I move DNS?
Registrar and Host are different companies. Obviously A, MX, CNAME, TXT, SRV should be changed. However, should I move Domain Name Servers to the Host or keep them with the Registrar?
Thanks.
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MX and A Records
Just a quick question about A and MX records.
If I have a domain that I have purchased, and I want to get remote mail working eventually, to say: mail.exampledomain.com, do I just put in with my hosting provider an A record like: Record…
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splitting A and MX records
I have a domain name which currently points to a shared hosting service. I've set up a dedicated Apache server for the web hosting, but would like to keep using the mail server of the old host.
Is the correct way to do this to add an A record that…
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Website doesn't work when missing "www"
Does anyone know the solution to this problem?
I checked my zone file and there are 2 A records
mydomainname.com. 14400 IN A ip.address.x.x
localhost 14400 IN A 127.0.0.1
CNAME entries currently in my zone…
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Confused on DNS for G Suite + third party web host
I've been digging for an answer to my question, but my searches keep turning up edge cases, which surely this is not. As is often the case, Google's own support either over-answers or doesn't provide answers for specific use cases. So here I am.
I…
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