Forum

I am using a www.invisionfree.com hosted forum and theres an option to link directly to your domain, (Domain Manager) and it says:

Add Domain Name
Domain:
Example: forums.example.com
You do not need to add a separate www.forums.example.com record.

The domain should point to z3.invisionfree.com with a CNAME record.

I want to make it link to http://boards.hockeylives.com

I don't know what to do.

Our IP tool is expecting a "www" subhost. So when setting your Dynadot DNS settings, make sure to enter "www" as one of your subhosts.

Set the CNAME subhost to be "boards", and the CNAME target to be "z4.invisionfree.com".


[This post has been edited by dynadot_staff on Apr 23, 2007 12:01am.]

Um Ok lets say the cname is  z4.invisionfree.com what would the address be that it requires above that?


[This post has been edited by a_v_b_beerse_be on Apr 22, 2007 2:33pm.]

I'm deleting the message because the problem is solved


[This post has been edited by o_g_paris_fr on Mar 3, 2007 5:40am.]

im having a problem with my CNAME settings as well.

when i go to IP tool to check it tells me this:
IP Status of mydomain.com
       Name Server Misconfigured - one or more name servers for this domain is not returning an IP address. Please contact the admin for the name server.

Registry Name Servers
       ns1.dynadot.com
ns2.dynadot.com

Zone Name Servers
       ns1.dynadot.com
ns2.dynadot.com

ns1.dynadot.com
       mydomain.com
       
ip address              20*.***.***.***
www.mydomain.com
       
ip address              none
               

ns2.dynadot.com
       mydomain.com
       
ip address              20*.***.***.***
www.mydomain.com
       
ip address              none




so hows that?

It should not ask you for an IP address if you are using a different name server setting.  Also, if you are changing your name server settings, you will have to wait for your settings to propagate.  If you cannot see your domain still, the old name server settings maybe cached either on your computer or at your ISP (Internet Service Provider).  More information on troubleshooting caching problems can be found here:

Why is my website offline?
http://www.dynadot.com/help/question.html?aid=82

You may also want to look into using our IP lookup tool or our Snapshot tool to help troubleshoot caching problems.

I took all the CNAME's out and my domain still doesn't work.

Why does it still ask for an IP if I'm not using the Dynadot DNS part?

No, you cannot use both Dynadot DNS or Name Servers when setting your domain's name server settings.  The option moves to the top of the name server settings page to show that it is the current option for that domain.

If your web host has given you name servers to use, you will need to use the Name Servers setting so that your domain will use those name servers.  In this case, if you want to set your CNAME too, you will need to ask your web host on how to do it.

I want to use my main domain with nameservers as my web host and a sub-domain with a cname for forums hosted elsewhere.

What goes in the Dynadot DNS IP Address Required field, my web server ip or forums ip?

Can they both work at the same time? Why does one option move to the top (Dynadot DNS, or, Name Servers) if I select it?

If you don't have an IP address for your domain, you can enter in "127.0.0.1".  This is the default IP address which points to your own computer.