Domain Registered Now what?

[sydtech]

Ok I've got everything complete, Does my http://sydtech.net domain already register with JPC after I purchased the domain through the sister site? Or do I have to resolve stuff? I'm out in the clouds at the moment cause Neither site has given me directions...

[jason]

Log in to your account at aleticnic and check your DNS servers. If they are ns*.jaguarpc.net, ns*.aletia.com, or ns*.nocdirect.com then you are all set. If not, then change them to ns.jaguarpc.net and ns2.jaguarpc.net. I just did a whois on your domain and it didn't list any nameservers, so you'll probably need to set this up.

--Jason

[Vin DSL]

Originally posted by sydtech
Ok I've got everything complete, Does my http://sydtech.net domain already register with JPC after I purchased the domain through the sister site? Or do I have to resolve stuff?

Just hang in there. It takes 3-4 days for the zone files to update around the world, i.e. DNS numbers to propagate. It's like magic. You don't have to do anything.

It looks like you've already installed a XMB forum on your site http://XX.XXX.XX.XX/forum/, so the account exists. Now, it only a matter of time.

I suggest you throw a main page on there. It's going to 'kick in' sooner than you think.

Also, if you plan to have a subdomain name for your forum, e.g. http://forums.sydtech.net, or whatever, I suggest you get the ball rolling on that as well. That'll take another 3-4 days to propagate, just like your domain name.

[Vin DSL]

Originally posted by jason
...I just did a whois on your domain and it didn't list any nameservers, so you'll probably need to set this up.

He's on ns.jaguarpc.net / ns2.jaguarpc.net...

[Vin DSL]

Oops! Hey, cousin, I accidently got setup as 'administrator' on your forums. Guess you hadn't logged in yet. Never had that happen before. I don't know if I can delete myself. Thought I should ask, anyway, before putzing around in your XMB control panel. Doesn't look good for me to be doing that sort of stuff without asking, you know? Let me know what you want me to do. Sorry about that!

[jason]

Originally posted by Vin DSL
He's on ns.jaguarpc.net / ns2.jaguarpc.net...

JPC set up his DNS zone in thier servers, but the proper servers aren't registered with the registrar, so the top level servers will never be able to find the zone.

Here's the result of the whois lookup on the domain:

Registration Service Provided By: Jaguar Technologies LLC
Contact: les@jaguarpc.com

Domain name- sydtech.net

Nameservers-

Start of registration- Tue Apr 08 2003 11:16:39
Registered through- Thu Apr 08 2004 11:16:39

Nameservers needs to list ns.jaguarpc.net and ns2.jaguarpc.net in order for the name to resolve outside of the JPC network.

--Jason

[Vin DSL]

Originally posted by jason
Nameservers needs to list ns.jaguarpc.net and ns2.jaguarpc.net in order for the name to resolve outside of the JPC network.

Hrm... this is what I'm finding:

Trying "www.sydtech.net"
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 30755
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;www.sydtech.net.		IN	A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
www.sydtech.net.	14400	IN	CNAME	sydtech.net.
sydtech.net.		14400	IN	A	66.227.17.82

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
sydtech.net.		14400	IN	NS	ns2.nocdirect.com.
sydtech.net.		14400	IN	NS	ns.nocdirect.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
ns.nocdirect.com.	14400	IN	A	66.227.57.1
ns2.nocdirect.com.	14400	IN	A	66.227.56.5

Received 143 bytes from 66.227.57.1#53 in 19 ms

Done!

I'm assuming the zone files haven't changed on Aletianic yet. On Dotster, my registrar, they update hourly, but I assume Aletianic updates daily, or thereabouts. I'm also assuming this guy is somewhat new to all this stuff, or at least to this system, otherwise I wouldn't ACCIDENTLY be the admin on his forum. Hence, I'm assuming it would be a mistake for him to go change the DNS numbers on his Aletianic account, based on nothing other than a WHOIS lookup isn't working at this point. I'm assuming he's a JagPC customer, e.g. the DNS will be ns.jaguarpc.net / ns2.jaguarpc.net. Maybe I'm assuming too much, eh what? But, I don't think so...

My suggestion is to hang in there a day or so...

[sydtech]

Alright, I added the DNS servers to Aletianic . Hehe, Oh the admin thing on the board? I havent even been able to look at that right away...I was fooling around with the CP when I was first setup and never got back to it.

I know my way around most of this stuff, but this is different than my old hosting. Some it's taking some time to get used to. But it's fun when I get it all going I'll feel very proud

BTW thanks for all the help, really appricate it,

Um I was also curious to how you guys got onto my Board? I wasnt able to figure out how the domain worked and stuff...

[Vin DSL]

Originally posted by sydtech
...I was also curious to how you guys got onto my Board?

It's the product of a misspent youth...

[jason]

I didn't try going to your board, but what I'm guessing Vin did was access it by your IP, which he got when he di the 'dig' that he poste above. Just replace the domain name with the IP address (66.227.17.82) in your site's URL and you'll be in business.

Now that you've updated your nameserver entries with AletiaNic, just sit back and relax. In a day or two your domain name should start to resolve.

--Jason

[sydtech]

Nice sounds good, gonna sit and wait =)

Just replace the domain name with the IP address (66.227.17.82) in your site's URL and you'll be in business.

Can you explain that futher please, cant get it to work...but imma keep at it until someone replied Lol.

[jason]

Instead of using http://www.yourdomain.com/some/page/here.html, use http://66.227.17.82/some/page/here.html instead.

--Jason

[sydtech]

Ok I get that, but still no workie...

Lets say the name of the board was forum/forums it would look like...

http://66.227.17.82/forum or http://66.227.17.82/forums ?!?!?


Or would it look like something else...

[Vin DSL]

Originally posted by sydtech
Ok I get that, but still no workie...

Lets say the name of the board was forum/forums it would look like...

http://66.227.17.82/forum or http://66.227.17.82/forums ?!?!?


Or would it look like something else...

Be patient, bro! I'm going straight to your site from here in Phoenix. The zone files have changed at our ISP. I'm going to your site at:

http://www.sydtech.net/forum/

So, take a deep breath and sit quietly...

[Vin DSL]

Here, if you don't mind me quoting myself, read this while you're waiting...

Originally posted by Vin DSL
Well, here's the latest...

To recap: It took less than 12 hours for my JaguarPC account to be fully activated. During this time, I redirected my DNS numbers at Dotster, starting the propagation process.

Last night, when I got home, I thought I'd better check 'things' out. Everything looked fine, so I FTP'ed into my account, uploaded the main page to the HTTP directory, and transferred 21 MB of graphic files into their own directory ( /images/). When I went to my new IP, as expected, the home page came up, minus the graphics. This was because the HTML code is pointing to the graphics at HTTP://Lenon.com/images/, and, of course, the DNS numbers hadn't kicked in yet.

I just checked my site, from this public terminal, and the zone files have already changed here. www.Lenon.com came up just fine, with all the graphics, et cetera. I haven't got the site totally setup yet, but it's good enough for now.

As a test, I went to Lenon.com through my favorite proxy server www.Megaproxy.com. The DNS numbers hadn't propagated to [wherever the hell they are] yet, however, this is to be expected at this point.

Everything has been very seamless and quick so far, with no unexpected problems; not even the 'usual' stuff. I am extremely happy with JaguarPC thus far...

I've gone through this process many times in the past. The DNS progagation part is ALWAYS the hardest part for me. You just have to be patient. In my experience, it takes 3-4 full days for your DNS numbers to be updated in all the zone files around the world. Dotster updates their files hourly, then the numbers spread around the world, almost like a worm.

Once the zone files start changing locally, I know the process has begun. By the time the changes hit www.Megaproxy.com, I know the process is complete. You might want to stick this information in the back of your mind for future reference.

Onward and upward...