Questions tagged [domain]
A collection of computers or other networked resources.
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How do I prevent Apache from answering requests for domains I don't host?
Someone has pointed their domain (www.bomberball.net) to the same IP as my domain (www.kapparate.com) , and Google is now showing the former when searching for Kapparate, rather than the latter. What'...
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Why does Heroku warn against "naked" domain names?
I ran across this page in the Heroku docs...
Naked domains, also called bare or apex domains, are configured in DNS via A-records and have serious availability implications when used in highly ...
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My public website name and AD domain name are the same. How can I get to my external website from inside my network?
I am using my domain example.orgin my firm. I can use www.example.orgto view my website. If I try http://example.org from outsite my firm there is no problem, but if I try it from inside, my windows ...
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How should I setup separate MX records for a subdomain?
Let's say I have a domain that I run a web application on, for example cranketywidgets.com, and I'm using Google Apps for handling email for people working on that domain, for example, support@ ...
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How the heck is http://to./ a valid domain name?
Apparently it's a URL shortener. It resolves just fine in Chrome and Firefox. How is this a valid top-level domain?
Update: for the people saying it's browser shenanigans, why is it that: http://com./...
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What is the difference between a hostname and a fully qualified domain name?
I am new to the world of setting up servers and am baffled by the term hostname and fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
For example, if I want to set up a server that hosts files on the local network ...
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Do I have to buy a second wildcard certificate for a subdomain?
We already have a wildcard certificate for *.mycompany.com. Our network has hosts that are only reachable internally. All of them belong to the internal.mycompany.com subdomain. There is a private ...
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PTR record (rDNS) for multiple domains on a shared IP address
I host multiple domains on a single IP address:
cats.com
A @ --> 10.20.30.40
A mail --> 10.20.30.40
MX @ --> mail
dogs.com
A @ --> 10.20.30.40
A mail --> 10.20.30.40
MX @ --> ...
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Another domain name pointing to my server IP?
I was checking out my reverse-DNS entry of my domain the other day which is run from a dedicated server.
I noticed that another person/company had their domain pointing to my server? I have no idea ...
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Permanently blocking a domain in iptables
Suppose I want to block Facebook permanently. To do this, I have followed following processes:
#host -t a www.facebook.com
Sample output:
www.facebook.com has address 69.171.224.40
Find CIDR
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Domains and 'Private Registration Services'
Last year i registered a few domains, with a 5th i could get free privacy which is what i wanted. My total was $43 for 5 domains and privacy.
Now i need to renew them. I have the cost of the 5 ...
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Reverse DNS Lookup from the Command Line
I'd like to get a list of all domains pointed to a certain IP address. Is there a way to get this information from the command line?
Nothing like "host", "nslookup" or "dig -x". Those return the ...
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Testing nameserver configuration using it
I have configured my nameserver, and I want to test it before letting it go online. So, how could I say that a specific domain (let's say example.com) should be resolve using a specific nameserver (...
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Cannot join client to domain (non virtual, DNS issue)
I'm running Windows Server 2012 R2 and have a Windows 7 Professional Laptop (non virtual, all physical) that I cannot join to the domain I created.
I am trying to join the Windows 7 client to my ...
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How to make domain point to another web directory?
My client gave me limited access to his webserver. At the moment, I have 2 versions of the same website and they are
/home/public_html/
and
/home/public_html/newversion/
I want to point mydomain....
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