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| You should have at least some knowledge of IP names and domain names if you are going to get serious about getting your own website online. It is necessary to get a domain name before you begin anything else. It is important to have your domain name registered since this will make it easier for you to own your website later on. The name of your domain will be the web address of your website. Your website's web address will be what visitors to your website will type into their browsers in order to reach you. To know what an IP address and domain name are, you should first have a rudimentary understanding of IP addresses and domain names themselves. An IP address, or Internet Protocol address, is a series of numbers which acts like a digital identification number for various computers, machines and devices around the World Wide Web. In short, an IP address is your web address that other machines, servers and other machines use to identify you online. Each machine has its own IP address which is used uniquely for each set of software and hardware attached to that machine. In the same way, each computer on the Internet has its own IP address which is used uniquely for each site which the site is associated with. One thing that is quite important to mention is that these IP addresses are not unique to any one computer. Each machine associates itself with an IP address and will show up as being located at a different site. It can also show up at a site which you are already located at, but this is not always guaranteed. The reason for this is because there are so many other IP addresses being connected to the domain names which are pointing to you and your site. There is a technique which is used to solve this problem and that is to use a Domain Name System (DNS). What is a DNS? A DNS is simply a set of rules which a system used to establish who owns a particular IP address and where that IP address belongs to. There are many types of DNSs out there and they are recursion or authoritative, self-regulating and resolved or static. Self-regulating DNSs work by checking the details you enter during registration and this information is passed on to the next level of servers which ensure it is kept private between the registered domain name owner and their company. This is an excellent system and the one which most large companies will employ but it does have it's drawbacks. Firstly, the domain name you want to reserve can only be registered at a specific TLD (top level domain) if you first buy it from a trusted registrar. This means that the address cannot be available anywhere else, which can limit the potential growth of your business. There are many other methods of getting the address you want, however, such as when you purchase an already reserved but unconfirmed address. This is because with a domain name bought from a trusted registrar, the address you are given is guaranteed for a certain period of time and the TLD which owns it reserves the right to change the details any time. As well as this, another disadvantage of buying a reserved name from a trusted source is that your business can suffer from being incorrectly listed. The main problem is that when you are searching for an IP address you often have to type in your domain name plus the extension. Unfortunately, some domain name systems (DNS) list domains which aren't even registered, but are assumed to be, so your site could be listed as many as six times. Also, if you have purchased a domain name from a unreliable source, it's possible that the email contact information you receive is outdated. It can sometimes take up to 2 weeks before your current email addresses are updated. Even then, you might not have been shown all the information you were expecting. One of the best ways to avoid these problems is to use a trusted provider of domain names with reliable dns servers. Some of the best names are operated by large companies, who operate many dns servers spread around the world. These large companies are familiar with the reliability and performance of their dns servers. Their reputation means that the dns servers they own or control will be very reliable, so you can be sure your domain name will always be viewable and available to your visitors. If you are unable to find a good provider of domain names, then you can try out Resolver, which is an internet based software program which checks the name resolution with a large range of different dns servers. With Resolver, you'll be able to view the status of your requested address. It is simple to use and it provides a wealth of information about the name server you're using. By browsing around, you should be able to find a reliable dns security company which offers dns security as well as address book support, and domain name system setup. |