Reverse DNS
I am new to Linode (signed up the other day). I have been following the getting started guide and have made it all the way to this point without issue…
When I am in this section (Reverse DNS) and I enter my hostname (bikefacts.co.uk), I am presented with the message
Could someone give me some advice on this? I admit to being a little lost in this area.
As some background, my website is already being hosted by another company, and I want to transfer it over to this hosting solution (much, much better).
Thanks
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Set the rdns once you've migrated your site to Linode.
Sorry for the stupid question, but how do I go about this? Is it something that is driven by the other web hosting company?
Also, has my adding a domain zone on linode going to cause problems resolving the website (bikefacts.co.uk)?
Sorry, not very experienced in this area.
Go into the Linode Manager - Click the Linode - Remote Access - Look at the Public IP's Section - Click 'Reverse DNS'
You should be presented with a section to enter your hostname.
@SmeeZee:
Thank you for that.
Sorry for the stupid question, but how do I go about this? Is it something that is driven by the other web hosting company?
Also, has my adding a domain zone on linode going to cause problems resolving the website (bikefacts.co.uk)?
Sorry, not very experienced in this area.
It sounds like you are trying to use the same domain for two different services or servers. You will not be able to use a Linode IP for the bikefacts.co.uk web site unless your are moving the domain (and web site) to your Linode.
You can't split services just by giving the Linode a DNS record. If you're wanting to migrate from the existing provider to a Linode, you can do that. But you won't be able to configure the reverse DNS until you move the forward DNS lookup for the domain name over to Linode.