HostDrive.Com's dedicated servers include BIND and a DNS Manager that makes it simple for you to set up multiple DNS zones and to create and manage individual resource records for each zone. However if you require us to do your DNS, we do provide Primary and Secondary DNS for FREE!!!

DNS records tell other computers on the internet where your site is. Every domain name on the internet (eg Swift-Hosting.com, cnn.com, bbc.co.uk etc) has at least two DNS records. Our DNS records are These DNS records are essential to your site functioning, as they tell other computers which IP address, or remote computer your site resides on. For example, if you were to look at www.swift-hosting.co.uk your web browser would communicate as follows:

If your domain is registered through our sister company DomainOrders.com then we can either make the changes for you or give you the necessary details on making the changes. Otherwise, different domain registrars have different ways of managing domains and we cannot know all of those methods. It would be best to contact the support group of your domain registrar if you need help making the DNS changes.

Yes, you will be able to setup DNS entries such as MX records, CNAME records through your web control panel.

Town records are information assets. Records document the policies and decisions of the town; contain information needed to conduct day to day and official business; and document the rights and obligations of town citizens. Records document history: they show where we have been and where we are going. They hold irreplaceable administrative, fiscal, legal, informational and historical value.

Yes, our custom made WebDNS system allows you to modify every aspect of your domains DNS file and apply your changes in real-time.

A.) Yes. We have also listed some of the more popular companies with links on How to change your DNS information. A.) Yes. You will have to register your Domain Name in your country, if you need any help with this we will be glad to assist you. For more information see our International Domain Names page.

Typically you will get the DNS information from your web hosting company. The DNS information consists of letters and or digits separated by periods (.). Example: NS1.ABAC.COM

Simply go to the place where you registered your domain name. Log in to your account and change the details where it says primary & secondary DNS. Instead of the details that are there at the moment (your current hosting provider or the domain register' servers) type the following: (Virtualwebstudio's servers): If someone else registered your domain name on your behalf you will need to contact them and ask them to update your DNS into the above.

This is slightly more complicated, but for the purpose of this overview, we'll try to keep it as general as possible. There are 2 basic places DNS records reside: When you register/purchase your domain name on a particular "registers name server", your DNS settings are kept on their server, and in most cases point your domain to the Name Server of your hosting provider. This Name Server is where the IP number (currently associated with your domain name) resides.

MX records are a bit like sign posts, giving directions for incoming mails to the computer who is designated to receive them. When you send a mail from your computer, it is usually sent to an outgoing SMTP (e.g. Ocean Mail Server) which is then responsible for deciding where to send the mail. It makes this decision based on the MX records for that mail’s domain (the domain is the part after the @ symbol in the email address).

When you register a domain name, the domain registrar company usually provides you with an account for managing this domain name. You can use this account in order to change the DNS records, the Whois information, etc. If you do not have such an account, you must contact your domain registrar company with a request for a change of the name servers.

Different types of information can be associated with a domain name by creating different resource records for the name. Each resource record provides a specific type of information. Below is a listing and brief description of the DNS resource records supported by DPT.

If you have a new web site or email account, your web hosting company or ISP will ask you to change your DNS information (typically, they would become the new DNS host) so that your domain name can be connected to your web site and your email account can be setup.