still need help with domain...

[Rami7007]

now that i have my domain... how do i link it to my server, my IP address... I am just setting it to forward to it... but when i do that, whatever page i am on on my site, it just says www.domain.com... never www.domain.com/currentpage.html

IT WONT SAY "/" THE PAGE YOU ARE ON!! it is stuck on the initial domain name
How can i fix this?

also (im using namecheap) what the hell are Name Servers? it says you can set up name servers to an IP... help, please

 

[Rami7007]

bump

 

[edro]

Just set Nameserver #1 to be your home IP address... as long as you are running a webserver from that IP address.

 

[cronos]

where are you hosting your files? the host will tell you what you should put in as the DNS servers for the domain.

 

[cronos]

Originally posted by: edro13
Just set Nameserver #1 to be your home IP address... as long as you are running a webserver from that IP address.

i have never heard of anything like this. are you serious?

 

[Rami7007]

I am running the server myself...

to see the problem i mean, heres my site: www.igeyobiar.com


oh and it says that i should have 2 nameservers if i am going to use my own instread of the NameCheap ones... do i need to use a name server if im hosting it myself?

(the intro thing is kinda crappy... its just a test)

 

[RossMAN]

http://www.dslwebserver.com/

Click domain name and DNS on the upper left.

Why don't you get a real web host? It's free.

 

[cronos]

Originally posted by: Rami7007
I am running the server myself...

to see the problem i mean, heres my site: www.igeyobiar.com


oh and it says that i should have 2 nameservers if i am going to use my own instread of the NameCheap ones... do i need to use a name server if im hosting it myself?

(the intro thing is kinda crappy... its just a test)

ahh.. are you just doing a domain forwarding then? it looks like it's working just fine.

about the address, you might be able to uncheck the box that says 'stealth' or something like that so it will show the /page.html or whatever page it is you're on.

 

[Rami7007]

sax guy... it says once you have a name server add that to the DNS... instead of an IP... so you link the IP to the nameserver i think and link the nameserver to the DNS... but do i need a nameserver?

When you buy a domain (i have never done this!!), are you supposed to just do URL forwarding to the server?

 

[Rami7007]

wait though... when you buy a domain, are you supposed to only do forwarding? is that the way to do it? or should i use nameservers!?!?!?

 

[hevnsnt]

maybe you shouldnt be hosting your website on your own server.. Sounds like you have some learnin to do first.

 

[cronos]

Originally posted by: Rami7007
sax guy... it says once you have a name server add that to the DNS... instead of an IP... so you link the IP to the nameserver i think and link the nameserver to the DNS... but do i need a nameserver?

if you are hosting in a real host then yes. you put the DNS ip address in the registrar so it knows where to look, and then the DNS server (which will be taken care of completely by your webhost) will point to the website itself.

When you buy a domain (i have never done this!!), are you supposed to just do URL forwarding to the server?

it's completely up to you. if you want to host it yourself you can do either forwarding like what you do right now, or host your dns in a free place like http://www.zoneedit.com and point that domain to your ip address (you're going to have to read a little bit to understand the process, but it's not that difficult).

if you want to host it somewhere else, then ask RossMAN, he knows where to point you

 

[Rami7007]

I know how to host a server... i just dont know about domain sh!t

 

[vrbaba]

You cant do it.
When you set it to forward, all the host does it forward to the ip u specify which is running the webserver. It usually "masks" it, so you will only see www.blahblah.com no matter what page u are at. If you dont mask it, your IP will show there: http://12.34.567.89/ and when u go to diff page it will show http://12.34.567.89/page2.html

 

[Tifababy]

Like saxguy said, you can setup a dns at zoneedit.com, but then you'll need to configure bind for your apache server (I believe in your last thread you said you were using apache). For information on bind, try this: http://www.zenspider.com/Admin/AddingDomains.html

 

[Rami7007]

see i think i can do that on Name Cheap... But i just have one more question... why do you need to have 2 nameservers? if the name server is just pointing to your IP why another?

 

[hevnsnt]

incase #1 goes down

 

[Rami7007]

but what do you put in the second one? what other IP is there?

 

[cronos]

Originally posted by: Rami7007
but what do you put in the second one? what other IP is there?

hosts usually use two (sometimes up to three or four) DNS servers. you only need one, the others are for backup.

 

[Rami7007]

ok i got it now... the only reason i was confused was because it said you should have multiple nameservers... ok, thanks for all the help...

 

[Rami7007]

Sorry, its me again, but this is pissing me off!

So i go to name cheap and set up ns1.igeyobiar.com to my IP adress...

Then i added that Name Server to the DNS... so now it goes to the site, but it still does the screwed URL thing where it always says www.igeyobiar.com

It isnt forwarded, but it still does this!?!?

 

[sonz70]

You should at least have some basic ideas of how hosting works before doing your own host.

 

[Rami7007]

Ive already gone over this... i know how to host things... Ive opened up the ports in my router to allow people to connect, ive hosted Multi-User flash Apps over my server... im just confused about damn domain stuff... never had a domain before...


ALL I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO DO IS MAKE THE DAMN DOMAIN TO SAY /thepage WHEN YOUR ON THE FVCKING THING!!! NOT MUCH AT ALL!!!

 

[vrbaba]

Originally posted by: sonz70
You should at least have some basic ideas of how hosting works before doing your own host.

I think he does. He just wants to resolve his urls... without hosting it some place other than his computer.

 

[vrbaba]

i have a domain from godaddy which I forward to my ip. I had the same issue. godaddy told me that I cant resolve it without hosting it on their servers. I didnt care much, so i just left my ip masked.
i've kinda revived interest in this...so im looking around also to see if there is a solution to it, will let u know if i find anything.