On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 02:37:57 -0800, tonydm <inbox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I have a domain parked at a registry (discountdomainregistry.com). I am > forwarding all traffic to my static ip where it passes through a > firewall forwarding a select group of ports to my webserver. Over the > past several weeks I have had problems with my domain disappearing. > When typing in the address in a browser, it errors with not available. > Can't be, the server is up and aok. If I type in the static ip address > the site pops right up. I also get no response when I ping the domain > name. No problem with pinging the static ip. It's obvious the problem > lies with where it is parked. > > There are a 1001 places to park a domain. Since your a savy group, I'm > looking for some suggestions from you as to who you have/are using. A > place I can count on. I simply want to park and forward the domain. I > also need/want to have email aliases which I can forward. Or perhaps > there's an alternative. I'm very much at the lower end of the > experienced scale with linux, webserver, dns issues, and the like. I > come from a long hardware background from the windows side. > > While I'm on this topic of forwarding. Can someone tell my why when I > forward with "masking" I can't get to a sub folder unless I go the home > site, and link to a page in a sub folder? i.e. > www.mydomainname.com/epages/index.html simply takes me to > www.mydomainname.com/index.html > Tony, While this may not be the most geek-like answer, here is what I recommend. Transfer your domains to a new registrar that has a more "basic" DNS management tool. I would recommend checking out BuyDomains.Com. What you want is quite basic, but I would not recommend you start mucking around with any direct files on your DNS provider's side... then again, you probably don't have access to them anyway, except maybe from some web-based "admin" screen. Instead, I would switch to a registrar that does more "hand holding" based on your level of experience. With BuyDomains, for example, they have features such as "URL Forwarding" and "Email Forwarding" which give you one or two text boxes and a submit button. They also have more advanced control areas when you are ready for them. This will get you started at least to get your sites up. R/S Ryan
