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What is DNS?

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Before we talk about dns domain name, lets first I will introduce what is dns? On wikipedia dns or domain name system is refers to how the computer to find others computer on internet. Actually the truth computer don’t need the dns for communicate each other their only use ip address. The computer only need unique IP addresses to associated with each computer on the Internet.

The truth dns need only for human being not for machine, the reason because the people more comfort to remember the name then number or ip address. Dns allows you to create an easy to remember name for your computer and associate it with your computer’s ip Address and work by adding an alias record to your dns server. So what the relationship between dns and dns domain name?. let see on next paragraphs.

What is DNS Domain Name

Dns domain name is represent your domain unique ip address on the internet, for example my domain name is http://hendrapranajaya.com have a public ip address 202.165.255.246, its mean on the top level domain dns server on the internet has record those ip address 202.165.255.246 alias with hendrapranajaya.com. So when you interest to purchase domain http://hendrapranajaya.com is cannot available anymore.

To connect your domain name with your web hosting you need other dns server name, this is usually can be done by manage dns service on your website hosting and add the name server, on your domain web hosting for example you can see bellow:

ns1.yourdomain.com
ns2.yourdomain.com

The good news is you can easy on manage your dns domain name, with Dotster.com you can enjoy manage dns with web base mode, Dotester web-based dns management allows you to use nameservers located at Dotster for your domain. Using your Internet browser you can add, remove, and edit Alias records (Host records), MX records (Mail Server records), NS records (Name Server Records), and CNAME records. You have total control over the DNS records for your domain, without the hassle or cost of maintaining your own DNS server.

Also checkout my other article about domain name privacy and domain name check.

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