Getting around DNS problems

chuckg31 · Post by **chuckg31** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 2:44 am

This is what happened. I was running an Apache server out of the closet of my dorm room. I had my college IP registered directly as my domain. I had the site up for about three months when I received a phone call from the network admin. He basically said, “Son, you can’t have your IP registered as your own domain. I don’t care about the server, you just have to unregister the domain.” So this is where I am right now.

This brings me to this question. Is there any way that I could register my domain in a round about way so that I don’t directly register it? For example, isn’t it possible to link my IP to a sub-domain of someone else and then register my domain to that sub-domain?
If anyone knows how I could get around this I would really appreciate the input.

dokool · Post by **dokool** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 3:08 am

Well, this isn't exactly <i>video</i> software... quite frankly, your roundabout idea doesn't sound feasable. In the morning I have to go to work in CMS, I'll ask the permanent staff if they can think of anything...

nailz · Post by **nailz** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 9:41 am

if you can see the IP from the internet as its own server, why don't you just set up a domain and use a pointer page? Seems pretty simple to me.

chuckg31 · Post by **chuckg31** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 11:50 pm

Well, this isn't exactly video software...

Sorry about that.

if you can see the IP from the internet as its own server, why don't you just set up a domain and use a pointer page?

Thanks nailz1000. I didn't think of that. The only question I have now is where will the pointer page be stored so that I can register my domain to that address?[/quote]

jonmartensen · Post by **jonmartensen** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 11:52 pm

Check with CIS and see if they can register you under the university. That's what we do here

http://jonmartensen.resnet.tamu.edu
and the school is @ www.tamu.edu

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 11:54 pm

I see you have some ferns now, too.

Nice ferns there, Jon

(Sorry I can't be useful here, but I do like jon's lilies and ferns)

nailz · Post by **nailz** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 12:27 pm

chuckg31 wrote:The only question I have now is where will the pointer page be stored so that I can register my domain to that address?

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if your friend has a domain with subdomain capabilities, have him register your domain, have his host set up a pointer page to his subdomian set up for you, and have a pointer page at the subdomain pointed to your IP. Alas, in theory it'd work, though I've never done it. dreamhost will do it for you.

chuckg31 · Post by **chuckg31** » Sat Nov 22, 2003 2:44 am

Ah, thanks for the info everyone. As soon as I get this sucker up and working ill post what I did for sure.