Domainmonster.com Domain Editorials
Home > Editorials > DNS
Editorials tagged with DNS
28-May-2012
Domain Name Terms You Need To Know!
When you first research buying a domain name there are so many terms and acronyms, that it can become very confusing. The domain name industry is at the forefront of technology and a n...
17-Feb-2012
What do I need to know about DNS?
What do you need to know about DNS? After reading this article you should know everything you need about DNS to help you manage your domains and your DNS effectively. DNS stands for Domain Name S...
25-Jan-2012
Confused about IPv6 records? Let us explain...
IPv6 is one of the buzz phrases of 2012. The new Internet protocol, which has been brewing in the industry for a long time is finally ready to make its presence felt. After a successful test on a number of sites on world IPv6 day last year, analysts insisted the technology was...
19-Jul-2007
Internationalised Domain Names Considered by ICANN
Currently, there are 37 characters which can be used to make up domain names: the Latin letters A-Z, the Arabic numbers 0-9, and the hyphen. The problem is that this leaves a vast proportion of the world's population on th...
13-Jul-2007
Top-Level Domains
The top-level domain or TLD is the last part of a domain name: .com and .us are examples. .com is the most popular and memorable TLD, ...
09-Jul-2007
Transfer Your Web Hosting the Right Way
By: Derek Vaughan
Domainmonster.com now offer Web Hosting!
DNS Hosting Support Transfer
05-Jul-2007
Understanding and choosing a domain name
Author: Ispas Marin A domain name is basically a succession of characters that are entered into a computer as part of a website, URL, or an email address and then looked up into the global Domain Name System, which informs the computer of the IP address with that nam...
04-Jul-2007
Know How Domain Name Servers Work
Pawan Bangar Domain name Servers Domain name Servers (DNS) are an important but invisible part of the internet, and form one of the largest databases on it. Each machine on an internet is assigned a unique address, called an IP address, which is 32 bit numb...
04-Jul-2007
Domain Name Basics
Why do domain names exist? Domain names are necessary because the addresses with which computers on the vast network of the Internet actually communicate are IP addresses: strings of twelve numbers (arranged as ###.###.###.###), which of course are very difficult t...
04-Jul-2007
Domain Questions
1. A domain name is the name that identifies a web site. Your domain name in the online world is the equivalent of our retail name and address in the real world. It is your address because it shows customers and computers online where to find your site, store, products etc. It...
02-Jul-2007
ICANN
Once upon a time, Network Solutions was the sole organisation responsible for domain registration management. However, in 1998, the US government called for a not-for-profit organisation to be forme...