The A and CNAME records are the two common ways to map a host name (“name”) to one or more IP addresses. There are important differences between these two records.Understanding the differencesThe A record points a name to a specific IP. If you want blog.dnsimple.com to point to the...
DNS Records Explained - Learn the differences between the four main DNS record types and learn how how to use these different records to improve your domain’s performance.
A, CNAME, ALIAS, and URL records are all possible solutions to point a host name (“name”) to your site. However, they have small differences that affect how the client reaches your site.A and CNAME records are standard DNS records. ALIAS and URL records are custom DNS records provided...
If your domain is registered with a company other than Blogger, follow the instructions below to create a CNAME record. This process takes about 24 hours for newly-purchased domains. What a CN
CNAME Records Resolution Process When you type the URLblog.myserver.comin your web browser, it looks up the address to create a DNS request. A DNS resolver receives the query and searches for the authoritative server with the DNS zone file containing the DNS records for themyserver.comdomain...
Go to theDomain Namespage in the DCDN console and copy the CNAME record of the accelerated domain name. Step 2: Add a CNAME record Different DNS service providers have different methods to add CNAME records. If your DNS service provider is Alibaba Cloud, seeAdd a CNAME record on Alibaba Cl...
Here I have registered cromwell-intl.com by IP address, and set up A and CNAME records. The A record for "@", meaning the domain itself, defines the IPv4 address. The CNAME record specifies that www.cromwell-intl.com is really an alias, and the canonical name is simply cromwell-intl....
Canonical Name records do have limitations. Though they help redirect and improve web functionality, consider the areas where they may fall short. Limited functionality.CNAME records offer a redirection function, not a direct mapping function. The records only point to other domain names; they don'...
We've configured Exchange 2016 autodiscover records like Record A type: mail.contoso.com = IP_MX1 Record A type: mail.contoso.com = IP_MX2 It Works fine, but should I créate a SRV and CNAME records?? Typically the autodiscover record is a CNAME because its an alias for the actual cli...
A CNAME Record is an alias for a subdomain. When you configure a CNAME record for a subdomain, the DNS queries are no longer sent to the appropriate name server for the subdomain but for the domain or subdomain specified in the CNAME record. You can add