Archive for 2008

DNS: Setting Up A DNS

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

If youre just learning about the world of DNS, you really shouldnt be thinking about setting up a DNS on your own. While generally, we, here at ManagedDNSServicesGuide.Com, feel that DNS is much less complicated than it seems, we do feel that you should do plenty of research before you try setting up a DNS yourself. Sure, you dont need to be an DNS expert to do it, but it sure does help!

Of course, the best thing to do is simply to hire a managed DNS services company to take care of you. They can set it all up for you so you dont have to worry about a thing. That way you can concentrate more on whats really important, running your business!

Setting Up a DNS - Nothing You Should Try to Do if You Havent Explored Our Site
If you havent taken a look around or site yet, you really should. As you can tell, it covers an awful lot of information. Its been designed to cover everything you need to know regarding DNS basics.

If you have any questions after youve had a look around, dont hesitate to pay a visit to our contact us page. You should always remember that with us, help is just a mouse-click away. You should also always remember to never be afraid to ask questions. Thats how we get our answers, right?

DNS: Setting Up DNS

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Its probably a good idea if you leave setting up DNS to a DNS expert. This is especially true if youre new to the world of DNS. Sure, you dont have to be a DNS expert to set up DNS, but unless youre really confident, its probably not worth the risk.

After all, this is your web site were talking about here, right? If your web site is made unavailable due to some DNS error, are you going to know how to fix it? Or will you need to call in that DNS expert we spoke about above?

Setting Up DNS - One Thing We Wont Teach You How to Do
If you havent had a look around our web site, you really should if youre curious about DNS. While we cover an awful lot at our web site, one thing we wont teach you how to do is how to set up your DNS. Setting up DNS is something well talk about but as we state numerous times around our site, were here to introduce the basics to you - not to make you that DNS expert.

We can help you get started, for sure. In fact, once youve had a look around our site, you should have a much better understanding of how the Web works as a whole. So, if you havent already, why not have a look around, right now?

DNS: High Availability DNS

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

The phrase high availability DNS refers to a server that is designed to be in operation for a very long period of time. That is to say, its designed to never be turned off or to fail, ever. Of course, no machine is perfect, but high availability DNS severs are a good bet for computers that can stay in operation for a very long time.

If youre not familiar with any of these terms, you may want to take a look around our web site to get a quick, but thorough introduction to the world of DNS. If youre just a beginner, thinking about getting your first web site onto the Internet, its definitely a good idea for you to learn the ins and outs of DNS. Dont be intimidated - its nowhere near as complicated as it looks.

High Availability DNS and a Lot More!
There is so much that we cover here at ManagedDNSServicesGuide.Com. The basic idea behind the site is to give people just like you a basic introduction to Domain Name Servers, Systems and Services. Explore this site and by the time you are done you will have a better understanding of how the Web works as a whole.

Also, if you have any questions, please stop by our contact us page and shoot us an email. We want to hear any questions you might have and we want to answer them. Remember, theres nothing wrong with asking questions. That is, after all, how we get our answers.

DNS: Configure Reverse DNS

Friday, June 20th, 2008

When it comes to learning how to configure reverse DNS, its probably a good idea to leave it to a real DNS expert. While you dont have to be one to configure reverse DNS for your web site, as we say elsewhere on this site, it doesnt hurt. The very least you should do is your research.

Unfortunately, there are some things we dont teach you how to do on our web site. This is because the site is here to give you an introduction to DNS basics. The idea is to learn about the basics and then do your own research to learn more. Were here to whet your DNS appetite!

If You Really Want to Configure Reverse DNS…
If you are simply bent on configuring your web site for reverse DNS, you should know that there are plenty of web sites out there that will teach you how to do it. Just do a simple Internet search for configure reverse DNS and youll no doubt get plenty of pages to choose from. Just be careful. While its not the hardest thing to do in the world, your web site is at risk.

If anything goes wrong, you could accidentally render your web site inaccessible. Potential customers would get DNS errors like the infamous Cannot Find Server error message. Unless youre really sure you know what youre doing, you should probably just leave the reverse DNS configuring up to your ISP and/or your DNS hosting company.

Domains: Dot Us

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Dot us refers to a United States website designation. A dot us website ends with .us and is suitable for a business that plans to operate primarily in the United States.

Dot US: Whats That?
Youve never heard of a dot us address? Given the history of the internet, its not surprising. When the United States pioneered the internet long long ago, there was simply the assumption that all websites were American. Dot com websites referred to American organizations, dot edu websites referred to American universities, and dot gov websites referred to the United States government. Other countries were required to use national designations, such as .co.uk for British businesses, .ac.uk for British universities, or else .ir for Irish websites in general, and so on.

The result of the assumption that most websites were American meant that the dot us designation has not taken off until quite recently (since dot us addresses were formerly limited to government). While dot com is the designation of choice for just about any website, dot us is appropriate in a way similar to the designation .de for Germany. As the internet becomes more and more international, the dot us designation will likely become more desirable among American businesses.

But as for today, a dot us designation will likely appear to an American as strange. That is, unless your website deals with something uniquely American, such as a selling bobble-head dolls of Abraham Lincoln. If your business has a distinctly American flavor, you should seriously consider a dot us designation as it sends a very American message to the viewer.