Today it’s common to have a single web site but multiple URLs which you want funnel visitors from. For example if you’ve purchased .Net and .Org variations of your domain name you want visitors to see your .Com web site, even if they type in the .Net URL. You also might want to provide a… Read more »
ANSWERED: How Does My Computer Find a Website?
Saturday, January 8, 2011
How Registrars, DNS Servers, and Web Servers Work Together One of the most common questions that arise when migrating customers from one hosting company to another is a variation on this subject. Most people are unaware of the multistage process that occurs between them typing in (for example) http://www.ateamsystems.com/ and the web page being displayed… Read more »
HOW TO: Using dig(1) to Find DNS Time to Live (TTL) Values
Thursday, August 26, 2010
The dig(1) command is a handy DNS information and troubleshooting tool. It can be used to grab a host or domain’s TTL (time to live) values. This information can be critical to planning a DNS cut over, and how long to leave the old server on. In most circumstances I’d recommend running a low (5… Read more »