How to Move Domain Name Servers

Name servers tell the internet which computer example.com is hosted on. Name servers are updated where you bought the domain name. So this could be your old host, or a domain name registrar like SustainableDomains.com. Every company's system is slightly different, but there will always be a place to set the name servers. Many domain name registrars will set them for you if you give them a call.

Changing your nameservers is typically the last step to move your web hosting to Sustainable Websites.

It's important to ensure before this step that you have been able to log in to your control panel, and set up any email accounts that you need. Last but most definitely not least, make sure you have already uploaded your files for your website and previewed it at the temporary URL you received in your last welcome email.

When you change your nameservers, it may take 36 or even 72 hours for the Internet to understand that your site has moved. During this time, your web site may be served to visitors from both your old web host and your new web host. Also, emails may get delivered to the old host or the new host. So, it's important not to cancel the old hosting right away, until you've had a chance to check to see if you've missed any emails.

The best way to know if DNS propagation is over, and your name servers have been changed, is to use What's My DNS?The IP address number that's in the DNS Value column of your A record should match the IP address number of your temporary address URL that was in your last welcome email. Congrats, you're done with setting your name servers and are now hosting with Sustainable Websites.

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Author: ivanoats

Created on: December 23rd, 2009

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