Web Hosting Talk : Web Hosting Main Forums : Domain Names : With DNS, how do I point my domain to my free webhosting?

I had web hosting that was paid and got a free domain. They pushed it over to domainsite.com when I decided I didn't want that hosting anymore. I upgraded so I have full DNS control and nameserver control but I'm not sure what to set..
I have a free hosting account @ oni-kun.t35.com and I want to point my domain net-zowner.com straight to it.
Their domain transfer failed when I tried it..
So how to I set up CNAME or A record to point to that subdomain?
The shared IP for the free host is 66.45.237.219.
And I believe I can get t35.com/oni-kun if that'll work better..
Thank you!

[Spirit]

There are two possible ways.
First (and recommended) is that you ask your hosting company for their nameservers and you set up those nameservers for your domain in your domain registrar interface.
Second is that you create A record (forget about CNAME!) for net-zowner.com domain with 66.45.237.219 IP, however in this case maybe http://www.domain wont work but only http://domain without www.
In both cases will fail if things wont be properly set up also on hosting side. I don't know what interface/panel use your hosting however your account must be associated with your domain. I mean domain adress must be added to your account.

@testnick is right. Nameservers or A records are the way to go.
Here is a brief explanation about CNAME records that I took from my company's Web site:
"CNAME's should only be used in a very few instances, for common aliases and host names use an A record instead. If you do not understand what CNAME's are used for, then chances are you should not be using them. The misuse of CNAME records can cause problems with the resolution of your domain name if not used properly."
9 times out of 10, people who try to create CNAME records, without understanding why they are using them, end up doing it wrong somehow.
Your Web host should have some basic instructions on how to attach your hosting account to your domain name. What instructions have they given you?

@testnick is right. Nameservers or A records are the way to go.
Here is a brief explanation about CNAME records that I took from my company's Web site:
"CNAME's should only be used in a very few instances, for common aliases and host names use an A record instead. If you do not understand what CNAME's are used for, then chances are you should not be using them. The misuse of CNAME records can cause problems with the resolution of your domain name if not used properly."
9 times out of 10, people who try to create CNAME records, without understanding why they are using them, end up doing it wrong somehow.
Your Web host should have some basic instructions on how to attach your hosting account to your domain name. What instructions have they given you?
The free host was the only one with the bandwidth I required ( infinite )..
It basically said SOMEWHERE, I can't even find the page anymore!
"Switch nameservers to ns1.t35.com and ns2.t35.com" bla bla and enter your subdomain into the panel/ the domain name.
I've done so, I waited 5 days to make SURE it propagated. But it just links to someone else's website on the shared IP. I assume.
There is no way, I can just tell the DNS "go to this subdomain" without having to a-record these things? I'm not sure how an A record on a shared IP can even lead to my subdomain, if you know what i'm trying to say. lol

oni-kun,
If you have already changed your name servers, you should be good to go. As I'm sure you know, propagation really wouldn't take longer then 72 hours tops. I tried to take a look at how your name was resolving, but it appears that net-zowner.com is not currently registered.
Did you accidentally misspell your domain name? If you are able to provide me with a valid domain, I might be able to offer you a little bit better advice.

Paranoia, It's without the '-' but I don't want it to go into google searches for many reasons Rofl.
I'm currently using a free redirection service.. It's the most horrible thing SEO wise since ads can only 'see' my meta tags. Heh.
I'll try again to switch the name servers.. But I still don't see how it leads to my specific subdomain!
How can switching nameservers for the main site, tell my domain to go to mysubdomain.freehost.com ?

Yes, change your name servers and wait at least 24 hours for propagation to complete. Once your name servers have had time to propagate, then all of your Web services will be handled by your host. Your host should have everything set up so that your name is resolving properly after their name servers have been made authoritative for your domain. If not, you will be able to get the best advice from your Web host's Customer Support (not the registrar).
If 72 hours has past since you added the name servers, and your domain is still not resolving properly, you can DIG your name (you can not do this on a Windows system) to get a little better picture of what you are resolving to.
I see that your name is registered at DomainSite.com. DomainSite also offers a 301 redirect URL forward, which is better for SEO then the masked forwarding that you are currently using.

[amelen]

oni-kun ... Ooops.. I must have missed this thread... If you are still having problems with transferring your domain to T35, feel free to pm me and I'll help you out.