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Internet DNS Zones? How to add subdomains?

I am the administrator of a web server. i can resolve www.cwcrl.com or cwcrl.com but when i try to resolve example.cwcrl.com it doesnt resolve, i know its posible to make it resolve anything.cwcrl.com to the server but i cant figure out how to make it do that, Thanks for any help.
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you need to add an "A" or CNAME reocrd to your DNS server or settings  for example to resovle to www.cwcl.com 

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If you want to resolve any typed address under cwcrl.com to www.cwcrl.com then you need a Wildcard Record. So you would want:

* CNAME www.cwcrl.com.

HTH

Chris
Open DNS Admin console in Windows Admin Tools.

Locate the cwcrl.com.

Right Click and select CNAME record.

Just put the name "example" and put IP address of web server.

Now example.cwcrl.com will resolve to the web server.

One more thing, On IIS, you need to add header of example to the website .
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Im Sorry i didnt give enought info, the webserver is running fedora core 5, and it is an internet web site, so i dont have controle of the dns server, i am wondering if i can somehow add a dns server on the webserver? or if i have to change who i have the dns trough? i am kinda new to the webserver stuff,
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Thank you for the help, i will try that