How to make domain pointing to server

[satimis]

Hi folks,

Ubuntu-6.06-LAMP-server-amd64
Xfce4 desktop

I have registered "satimis.com" with Godaddy.com and my server is now running on static IP. The domain is active parking on Godaddy.com and rechargeable. Please advise how to make it pointing to my server.

I visited "Total DNS Control" and "Total DNS Control and MX Records" pages on "Godaddy.com" and could not figure out how to change them.

Contacted their Technical Support with a reply;

You are receiving a Go Daddy parked page since the domain satimis.com is 
parked on our servers. In addition, the domain's A record is pointed at our parked     
IP address. In order to point your domain to a different location you will need to 
modify the A record and nameservers for your domain. Unfortunately we are 
limited on the support we can provide for pointing your domain at your own 
server.

Please help. TIA.


B.R.
satimis

[yourname3232]

Setup a free account here.

Then point your domain to the nameservers: ns1.afraid.org, ns2.afraid.org, ns3.afraid.org, and ns4.afraid.org

Then go to "Domains" on the left and add a domain. Enter the name of the domain.

After that, add an A record for the domain and another A record pointing to the same IP address but with the subdomain www

If you have any questions, just ask

[azlinux]

If you own a NameServer.. Point it there

[satimis]

Hi folks,

Tks for your advice.

At this jucture, I'm a little bid confused here about which IP address I have to replace the IP address under "Points To"

I have 2 fixed IP provided by ISP
1) WAN IP
2) Virtual IP on the router.


performed following tests
1) if typing WAN IP on browser it popup requesting for "User Name" and Password. I contacted ISP understanding that it was the IP of their router.

2) if typing "Virtual IP" the test homepage of the server displayed.

Tks.

B.R.
satimis

[azlinux]

I will give you easy option...

Ask your ISP to maintain your domain pointer (your domain name pointed to your IP Address) in their nameserver...

In goDaddy point your your ISP's nameserver (In the nameserver Option... type your ISP's nameserver)

VERY EASY!

[satimis]

Hi azlinux,

Tks for your advice.

In goDaddy point your your ISP's nameserver (In the nameserver Option... type your ISP's nameserver)

On godaddy.com website:-
Total DNS Control Panel

  	
satimis.com

Host	        Points To		    TTL		        Actions
@ 	        192.168.0.10 		    3600		change/delete

CNAMES (Aliases)
Host		Points To		                        TTL	Actions
www 		@ 				                3600    change/delete
	
mobilemail 	mobilemail-v01.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net 	3600	change/delete
	
pda 		mobilemail-v01.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net 	3600	change/delete
	
email 		email.secureserver.net 				3600	change/delete
	
mail 		pop.secureserver.net 				3600	change/delete
	
pop 		pop.secureserver.net 				3600	change/delete
	
smtp 		smtp.secureserver.net 				3600	change/delete
	
ftp 		@ 						3600	change/delete
	
webmail 	webmail.secureserver.net 			3600	change/delete
	
e 		email.secureserver.net 				3600	change/deleteTXT (Text)
	

MX (Mail Exchange)
Priority	Host		Goes To			        TTL	Actions
0 		@ 		smtp.secureserver.net 	        3600	change/delete
	
10 		@ 		mailstore1.secureserver.net 	3600	change/delete


TXT (Text)
Host		TXT Value		TTL			Actions

There is no nameserver option there.

I changed "Points To" on "A (host) to "192.168.0.10 replacing former IP address "68.178.232.100".

Now I can ping "satimis.com" and "192.168.0.10" locally but "www.satimis.com" did not work. I was unable to ping them on another network. I used "network_tools,com" testing them.


B.R.
satimis

[yourname3232]

192.168.0.10 is considered a private IP address and can't be routed over the internet. Go to whatismyip.com figure out your ip address (public IP address) and use that one instead. Also add the same IP address for www, or you could use a cname but I don't know if godaddy suports those. To do a quick test, enter the IP address in a web browser you get from whatismyip.com and that should bring up your web server.

EDIT: Just realised this:
Your servers IP address is 192.168.0.10, which means you are on a private network with NAT. You need to go to your router control panel and set it up to forward port 80 to your server (192.168.0.10).

[azlinux]

ADD THIS

@ IN NS xx.xxxxx.xxx
@ IN NS yy.yyyy.yyy

replace xx.xxxxx.xxx and yy.yyyy.yyy with your nameservers or nameservers of your ISP...

[satimis]

Hi yourname3232,

Tks for your advice.

192.168.0.10 is considered a private IP address and can't be routed over the internet. Go to whatismyip.com figure out your ip address (public IP address) and use that one instead. Also add the same IP address for www, or you could use a cname but I don't know if godaddy suports those. To do a quick test, enter the IP address in a web browser you get from whatismyip.com and that should bring up your web server.

Problem solved.

Yes, you are correct. The virtual IP "192.168.0.10" is not the fixed IP of the server as told by my ISP. I think it is the port forwarding to a virtual server. The WAN IP "220.232.213.178" is the fixed/static IP of the server. After editing the DNS Control Panel on godaddy.com pointing to "220.232.213.178", only "www.satimis.com" can browse the test homepage of the server. And after 24 hrs "satimis.com" also works. Tks.

EDIT: Just realised this:
Your servers IP address is 192.168.0.10, which means you are on a private network with NAT. You need to go to your router control panel and set it up to forward port 80 to your server (192.168.0.10).

I'm not allowed to touch the router which was preset and supplied by ISP. I have to call ISP to release port 25 and 80 on 192.168.0.10.

I'm thinking is there anyway to solely control the router not relying on ISP? Buy another router and put the ISP router aside?

TIA


B.R.
satimis

[satimis]

Hi azlinux,

ADD THIS

@ IN NS xx.xxxxx.xxx
@ IN NS yy.yyyy.yyy

replace xx.xxxxx.xxx and yy.yyyy.yyy with your nameservers or nameservers of your ISP...

Sorry I don't follow. Where to add them?

$ cat /etc/resolv.conf

nameserver 202.14.67.4
nameserver 202.14.67.14
lookup file bind

They are ISP nameservers.

Tks.


B.R.
satimis