Installing a home webserver using a domain name...

[Kevin Darcy]

In order to get a domain name "on the air" you need to register it. Type
"domain registration" into your favorite search engine and you should get a
long list of companies willing to sell domain registration services to you.

If you then want to host that domain yourself (as opposed to paying someone
else, e.g. a domain registrar, to host it for you), then you'll need to arrange
to have at least 2 nameservers serving the domain. Your machine on the static
IP can be the master, in which case you'd just need to set up some other
machine as a slave. There are multiple companies willing to sell you this
service also -- try "dns secondary service" in a search engine. Some of the
secondary services are even free.


- Kevin

Nuzzi wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Recently decided to get a static IP address on my DSL system at home to set
> up a web server (mail server, FTP, etc.).  There are a few things I am still
> a little unclear about.  Assuming I don't wan't to use my ISP for anything,
> how do I get a domain name to go to this IP.  And how are these set up in
> the specifications for the domain name I have to make at networksolutions
> (or registrars)?  My apologies if this is the wrong group, or a stupid
> question, but this link is one that I am missing for this test project.  I
> just ordered a couple of books (networking 101, and DNS and BIND) that might
> clarify how it works a little (Domain Name Resolvers, etc.), but I figured I
> would put the general question out there to see if I can get a jump start on
> the learning.
>
> Thanks,
>
> NUZ