Which DNS provider do I use?

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Within the General Programming forums, part of the Platform Specific Boards category; I am looking for a DNS server that will allow me to access my websites via their url's. I have . I have a list of websites and the domains from which they run. For example: www.website1.com
Www.website2.com
I want to enter a domain name into a browser and it will load the page that belongs to that website. I am not familiar with DNS, so what should I look for? Thanks! Re: Which DNS provider do I use? Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for. I tried using Google's DNS and it seemed to work well. I'm trying to find a new DNS server that will allow me to easily access all the websites that I visit.

The best way to check if your DNS will allow you to reach your sites is to try it. You will need to open a terminal window (Windows) or cmd.exe window (Mac). Enter the following command into the window:

Host www.com This will return the IP address of the DNS. If it resolves to a valid IP address, then you are in luck. If it returns a blank line, then your DNS is not configured properly. In this case, you can follow these steps:

Open your web browser and enter www.dnsstuff.com into the address bar. This will provide you with a list of DNS servers that are available. Select one and test the IP again. If it returns a blank line, then you need to search for an alternative DNS server.

If you are using Windows, there is a program called "DNS Stuff" that you can use. Alternatively, you can also use the above command in the command prompt to view the DNS server names that are available. The command should be changed accordingly to suit your operating system.

What is host name for DNS provider?

I have been able to configure DNS settings by hostname but when I try to remove the hostname entry from my network provider by the host name they offer instead of the actual value (for instance for my own computer) it has failed. Does the name of my computer host need to be "192.168.110" on my provider? Or, does the domain server just need to know the name of my computer on the connection? Can a "localhost" be used?
I'm using Windows 10 with my cable modem. Hostnames cannot be removed, even if they are incorrect, unless your cable/broadband/DSL provider is running software that has been compromised, allowing modification of your DNS settings, allowing the removal of hostnames. (This isn't a given, since cable/broadband providers are quite paranoid about their network, in any case.)
CNAMEs can be created as well and are allowed on the root DNS zone or other zone-specific records. You would need a CNAME entry to remove the hostname you've been assigned, and would need to replace that entry with either the new hostname your ISP has assigned you, or an actual IP address from some DNS server you control.

What is the best private DNS hostname?

This may seem like a silly question but it's not, for example I remember a while ago that one of the biggest UK ISP's listed their servers online to use an obviously spammy address (eg www.tisp.co.uk or similar). That seems very dumb as they risk a tonne of spams because of such a name. It wouldn't be hard to set up a DNS hostname with a similar pattern but better names as an alternative. It may cost some money but this would help them avoid that kind of negative publicity in the future.

So is there a service out there that gives you the ideal hostname? It can be any one server name and preferably the hostname is long enough that it'll never get used. I've seen a bunch of domains from a few years ago on a server somewhere but these have expired and I don't know what they're called. Is there a list somewhere with this sort of thing? Also, is it possible to do a reverse lookup and find where the hostname came from if you don't know it?

Why should it be a big problem? You might have hundreds of spam hits per day from that one server name. A big problem is it could make it easier for spammers to attack your site by registering as you without ever having to actually go through the process of sending spam, although I guess they would need some decent email infrastructure anyway? However, I wouldn't get too upset if you did happen to get a bit of traffic from a spambot - that's just part of being online. They're all a pain in the arse - but at least they are helping pay for your server bills ;-) But, you know - there are many companies that offer various "DNS hostnames", which are basically just unique sub-domains of a larger domain. I'm sure there are many that already have such hostnames waiting for you.

For example: My domain is abc.com, and the hostname mydomain.com has its own subdomain of www.

I have many domains hosted one server, and the root subdomain of the root domain (ie: the subdomain of everything) is always hosted on different servers around the world.