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'''How do I setup custom name servers with my Windows or Windows ColdFusion VPS?'''
 
'''How do I setup custom name servers with my Windows or Windows ColdFusion VPS?'''
  
1 - Setup the DNS A records ns#.yourdomain.com and ns#.yourdomain.com pointing to the IP address of our nameservers in your DNS zone. This is usually provided either in the email sent to you with your account information or from within your control panel. Below is the IPs of the nameservers for VPS Custom DNS.
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== Steps ==
  
ns1.hostek.com - 216.15.198.133
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#Setup "A" records in your domain name's DNS records for ns1.your-domain.com and ns2.your-domain.com pointing these to the IP address of <b>our</b> nameservers.  
ns2.hostek.com - 216.15.198.134
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#At your registrar, register the name servers. Every registrar is different but this is usually straight forward and they can help you do it if you have trouble.
  
2 - Go to your registrar and register the name servers.  Every registrar is different for how you do this but it is usually very straight forward and they can help you do it if you have trouble.  You will want to point the name servers to the above listed IP's.
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== Default Name Servers ==
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*The DNS server names are included in the email sent to you with server login information.
  
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=== VPS Windows Default ===
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ns1 - 198.41.223.16
  
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ns2 - 198.41.222.19
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=== VPS cPanel Linux Default ===
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ns7 - 198.41.222.18
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ns8 - 198.41.223.18
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:50, 27 December 2014

How do I setup custom name servers with my Windows or Windows ColdFusion VPS?

Steps

  1. Setup "A" records in your domain name's DNS records for ns1.your-domain.com and ns2.your-domain.com pointing these to the IP address of our nameservers.
  2. At your registrar, register the name servers. Every registrar is different but this is usually straight forward and they can help you do it if you have trouble.

Default Name Servers

  • The DNS server names are included in the email sent to you with server login information.

VPS Windows Default

ns1 - 198.41.223.16

ns2 - 198.41.222.19

VPS cPanel Linux Default

ns7 - 198.41.222.18

ns8 - 198.41.223.18