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| A domain name server is an important part of your hosting. It is a computer at your hosting that acts as the central location to your domain nameserver(s). The domain name is actually a seven or eight digit number that identifies your site on the web. Your website's IP address is also called it's virtual address on the web. Your domain name server will be responsible for translating this virtual address (your IP address) into an actual name on your domain name. What is a domain name server? It is a computer or server at your hosting provider that makes up your domain name servers. There are many companies that offer you their name servers for a set fee. If you are looking for one that is affordable, then you should probably look for a reseller. Resellers are usually cheap to purchase because they are already stocked with name servers. Resellers are normally resellers that purchase large numbers of name servers from web hosts and then resell them to you. They are then able to pass on the savings to you because they do not have to hire servers for each domain name that they sell you. Instead, all you need to do is provide your domain name and web hosting information to them and they will in turn provide you with your own name servers. They are very beneficial to businesses that need to purchase a lot of domain name servers. How do domain name servers work? When you purchase name servers from a reseller, they first transfer the customer's account information directly to their own name servers. This information is usually encrypted and is safe from unauthorized access. The reseller is then responsible for keeping the customers' information secure. Why do domain name servers matter? All websites have different content. Some are more important than others. The website that features adult content may require a higher level of security than a website that simply features the company's contact information. You need to make sure that your business has the appropriate name servers in order to avoid having your valuable content reduced or even deleted by law enforcement officials. How do I find the name servers? There are several ways to find name servers. Some of them are more effective than others. The best way is probably to ask the hosting provider that you are using for the name servers. Most hosting providers are obligated to tell you if they use any internal or external name servers for the sites that they host. Is it possible to get free domain name servers? It certainly is. If you go online, you can find several companies that offer domain name servers for no cost at all. However, these companies are likely to be supported by advertisements. So you may want to find a company that gives you the name servers for free. If you have made up your mind about purchasing domain name servers, you should find out what type of documentation you need to provide to the company that you choose. Usually, domain name servers contain the DNS addresses of the IP addresses assigned to your domain names. In addition, the servers usually contain the names of the DNS root servers and the names of the DNS servers that assigned the domain name. It may also contain the IP addresses and other DNS server information for the sub-domains, the TLDs, the autonomous system numbers, or the DNS zones that point to them. It may also contain the virtual hosting addresses for the websites that you own. |