Nameserver Change on Subdomain Only? - GoFuckYourself.com

c-lo · 10-11-2006, 07:11 PM

Hello, I was wondering if it's possible to change the nameserver for a subdomain only. For instance, if I owned a domain could I have it point to my main hosts nameserver, while having 2 subdomains each point to a different one?

Don't know too much technically...so please don't laugh too hard if this isn't possible/sounds dumb.

Thanks,
c-lo

everyone · 10-11-2006, 07:23 PM

You would need to point your A records on the subdomain to the IP that you want.

rowan · 10-11-2006, 07:25 PM

First I just want to be clear about what you're asking...

People call fred.domain.com a "subdomain" but most of the time it's actually a hostname

You can point the IP of fred.domain.com at anything you like - including another host. That's the A record only though, eg what it would connect to if you tried to load http://fred.domain.com/

If you truly want to delegate a subdomain, that is being able to control the subdomain fred.domain.com, and add/maintain records like blah.fred.domain.com and haha.fred.domain.com then that gets more complicated.

c-lo · 10-11-2006, 07:48 PM

Hey, thanks guys.

rowan: What I'm trying to do is use a portion of my domain for use with another host. I am trying to set it up so I can use the other host's space, bandwidth, features, etc...just under a section of an already established domain name. I don't want a 3 part blah.blah.blah.com type domain or anything like that...I just want to designate one part of my site to load my pages from a different host (server.)

Buuut now that I really think about it...I may just buy another domain.

I appreciate the help.

later
c-lo

amateurcanada · 10-11-2006, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by c-lo

Hello, I was wondering if it's possible to change the nameserver for a subdomain only. For instance, if I owned a domain could I have it point to my main hosts nameserver, while having 2 subdomains each point to a different one?

Don't know too much technically...so please don't laugh too hard if this isn't possible/sounds dumb.

Thanks,
c-lo

sounds like simple domain forwarding, you can even do a meta refresh on the page.. if thats what you mean

rowan · 10-11-2006, 08:24 PM

'www' is usually just set up as a hostname, pointing to an IP. You can do the same with any name, so you can set fred.yourdomain.com to point to any IP you want - including one at another host...

MaddCaz · 10-11-2006, 08:25 PM

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BigBen · 10-11-2006, 08:49 PM

Contact your host that hosts "example.com" and ask them to create "subdomain.example.com" in their nameservers and point it to the IP address at the other host.

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c-lo Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Location: On search pages, on ICQ @ 308 7 43669, and in the U.S. Posts: 925	Hey, thanks guys. rowan: What I'm trying to do is use a portion of my domain for use with another host. I am trying to set it up so I can use the other host's space, bandwidth, features, etc...just under a section of an already established domain name. I don't want a 3 part blah.blah.blah.com type domain or anything like that...I just want to designate one part of my site to load my pages from a different host (server.) Buuut now that I really think about it...I may just buy another domain. I appreciate the help. later c-lo __________________ The AlphaPhaze Network Traffic & Hardlink Trades \| Sponsors \| Resources The adult marketing network you can trust

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rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	First I just want to be clear about what you're asking... People call fred.domain.com a "subdomain" but most of the time it's actually a hostname You can point the IP of fred.domain.com at anything you like - including another host. That's the A record only though, eg what it would connect to if you tried to load http://fred.domain.com/ If you truly want to delegate a subdomain, that is being able to control the subdomain fred.domain.com, and add/maintain records like blah.fred.domain.com and haha.fred.domain.com then that gets more complicated.

10-11-2006, 08:24 PM	#6
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	'www' is usually just set up as a hostname, pointing to an IP. You can do the same with any name, so you can set fred.yourdomain.com to point to any IP you want - including one at another host...

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BigBen Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: scv Posts: 2,299	Contact your host that hosts "example.com" and ask them to create "subdomain.example.com" in their nameservers and point it to the IP address at the other host.