I bought a domain name, and am currently awaiting the propogation period for it to recognize the nameservers.

I was wondering, once that is all done, how do I connect it to my web server? I'm hosting this myself on a Windows 2000 Server machine, if that's any help.

Any help would be greatly appriciated.

Thanks.

you need to configure the DNS entries at your nameservers to point to your windows 200 server machine :D

and it whould work directly.

I understand that, but I also got free DNS hosting from zoneedit.com and have different nameservers. How do I point my server to the domain names?

Do you have a static IP? Is the server co-located somewhere or at your house (broadband)? Need more info.

I have RoadRunner, and the server is a Windows 2000 Server located in my basement. I am unsure as to whether or not I have have a static IP address or not. I'm faily sure that I have dynamic IP, but I will check on that.

Your best bet in this cause is to use dynamic dns or if your provider operates like mine does (my IP very rarely changes) then you can just use URL forwarding (frame vice redirect) to your IP. Please tell me you have a firewall? I run a high port on my Linksys FW and then have that redirected to the same port in apache on my server at the house. If none of this makes sense to you then I suggest you get yourself a cheap hosting package. $18 a year and you can get set-up real easy.

I don't use any hardware firewalls, but I have a software firewall on my other 2 computers (the server itself has no firewall).

The thing is, I want to host myself. I have nameservers, and I have space and a domain and everything, I just need to know how to tie the nameservers from the domain into the server so I can put the space on the web.

Would I set up the URL forwarding on the domain software, or would that be something on Windows I could configure?

you can't host on dynamic IP, it will change from time to time.

how you tend to use it ?

unless you use one of the dynamic softwares provided by some dns hosters.

With RoadRunner, it only changes when you reset the modem or when the company resets it (which is not very often).

I don't reset it, and it hasn't changed since last year, when I got it upgraded. I figure if this stays like this, I can keep the current IP address. And if it changes (which won't be very often) then I will just update the domain.

Your going to need to do some research before that system will be secure and operational. My suggestion is to start here. (http://www.practicallynetworked.com/)

Specifically here (http://www.practicallynetworked.com/serving/index.htm) about running your own servers.

Please... I may be a huge newb at this, but I know quite a bit about this stuff.

That stuff is all very basic, and it tells me things that I already know.

I'd like to know how to tie my server into my domain and start hosting using space on my server.

Are you running IIS? or Apache? If you are running IIS and you don't have a HW FW then you are just asking for trouble. Is it web server started and serving up pages on port 80? If so you may want to change the ports because Road Runner will probably smack you if you are running ports 25 or 80.

Like I asked earlier. Need more info. What does the configuration of your network look like now? You said you have nameservers. What records are being used? A? Where are the nameservers at?

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I just re-read all your posts.

Would I set up the URL forwarding on the domain software, or would that be something on Windows I could configure?

Who do you have the domain registered with? If they allow free URL forwarding I would use URL FRAME and put the direct location of your server there. Example: http://192.168.0.123:40983

Again, I would not be running port 80 from your house.

The domain is registered with Godaddy.com, and I don't know if they offer free URL forwarding or not, I will look into that.

And when I said I'm a newb, I wasn't kidding. How would I change the port it serves out of?

(I'm still waiting on the propagation period for the nameservers, so the server is not up yet)

godaddy total dns service offers url forwarding.

do you run apache webserver ? if yescheck httpd.conf and change the Listen 80 line to Listen 40123 or any other port #

I am going to run IIS.

Just a warning - if roadrunner finds your running a web server (which they could do with a simple port scan) your account will be suspended (read their TOS).

Yeah, I know... But I figure I can get around that, if they suspend me, all I have to do is tell them that I put it up so I could have remote access to my files, and that I travel a lot (which I do).