DNS Records when sending website one place and email to another
I need to set DNS records for when a website is hosted at one IP/Location (let's call it xxx.xxx.xxx.001) and Email goes to a different IP/location (Let's call it xxx.xxx.xxx.002)
I've setup MX Records and a couple test Emails seem to work.
MY QUESTION IS:
Do I need to make any change to the Host Records? For example, right now I have:
www A rec xxx.xxx.xxx.001
@ A rec xxx.xxx.xxx.001
* A rec xxx.xxx.xxx.001
(and No host records pointing to xxx.xxx.xxx.002)
I've setup MX Records and a couple test Emails seem to work.
MY QUESTION IS:
Do I need to make any change to the Host Records? For example, right now I have:
www A rec xxx.xxx.xxx.001
@ A rec xxx.xxx.xxx.001
* A rec xxx.xxx.xxx.001
(and No host records pointing to xxx.xxx.xxx.002)
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@ is the base host name for your domain, i.e. mysite.com.
www is the host name for people accessing your site at www.mysite.com.
* is a wildcard indicator indicating that entering any single host name directly before the base domain. This is handy if you are planning on hosting multiple sites on the same domain, i.e. sales.mysite.com, support.mysite.com.
www is the host name for people accessing your site at www.mysite.com.
* is a wildcard indicator indicating that entering any single host name directly before the base domain. This is handy if you are planning on hosting multiple sites on the same domain, i.e. sales.mysite.com, support.mysite.com.
* will also drive traffic for asdfasdfasdf.mysite.com or JKhjnh665$.mysite.com to the server, so you need to handle those cases as well....
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Thanks both of you!
DNS
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.
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