Address (A) records direct a hostname to a numerical IP address.  For example, if you want mypc.yourdomain.com to point to your home computer (which is, for example, 192.168.0.7), you would enter a record that looks like:
Important: You must put a period after the hostname. Do not put periods after IP addresses.
Categories
Categories
- 0 Users Found This Useful
Related Articles
MX Records
E-mail services such as Office 360 or Zoho Mail requires that MX changes be made in order for...
PTR Records
Pointer records (PTR) are used for reverse lookups. For example, to make 192.168.0.1 resolve to...
Important Message for Beginners
The ability to change the DNS configuration of a web site is an important feature for many...
DNS Tutorial
DNS (Domain Name Servers) tell computers how to find each other over Internet. When you type an...
CNAME Records
CNAME allows a machine to be known by one or more hostnames.  There must always be an A record...