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Hostname, what's all that about?!
Hi Guys,
Could you tell me the significance of hostnames when it comes to internet connections. When visitors are on my site, I can see their hostname, usually their ISP etc. Is this just a naming value, or has it got a practial use? Are standart home ADSL connections preset to have its ISPs hostname? When or how can one have ones own hostname.
Info greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Could you tell me the significance of hostnames when it comes to internet connections. When visitors are on my site, I can see their hostname, usually their ISP etc. Is this just a naming value, or has it got a practial use? Are standart home ADSL connections preset to have its ISPs hostname? When or how can one have ones own hostname.
Info greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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To get xyz.domain.com to resolve to your IP you need an A entry forxyz for your static IP address in the domain.com DNS zone which you or your ISP should be able to do. To resolve your IP address back to your domain name your ISP will almost certainly have to do it, basically whoever controls that IP range in the reverse DNS lookup zones. You can see which server this is by doing:
http://www.dnsstuff.com/
and entering your IP address in the reverse dns lookup box
Steve
http://www.dnsstuff.com/
and entering your IP address in the reverse dns lookup box
Steve
eNom has a demo page: https://www.enom.com/help/dnsdemo.asp
You can link your IP to an example domain, to see how it works. You can enter a hostname and your IP address and choose the record type A. Then you can test if you can reach your computer using that name.
This will give you an impression of the process when you use your own domain.
You can link your IP to an example domain, to see how it works. You can enter a hostname and your IP address and choose the record type A. Then you can test if you can reach your computer using that name.
This will give you an impression of the process when you use your own domain.
very easy mean : its name of yor IP Address
good luck
good luck
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