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DNS and IP Management

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Edit DNS Zone WebHost Manager (WHM) enables you to change a wide variety of DNS information at any time, including the records that point your domains at the right server and IP... Can I change my sites IP via WHM? Yes. Every ASEOHosting reseller and dedicated account ships with a WHM IP Manager plug-in, so you can move any hosted site from one dedicated IP to another... Common DNS mistakes and how to fix them Most DNS problems come down to a handful of repeat offenders: a record pointed at the wrong place, a typo in a value, an ignored TTL, or a change made in the wrong... A, CNAME, MX and TXT records explained A, CNAME, MX and TXT are four of the most common DNS record types, and together they cover most of what a domain needs to work. In short: an A record points a... Glue records, what they are and when you need them A glue record is an extra piece of DNS data that ties a nameserver's hostname directly to its IP address at the parent (registry) level. You need one whenever your... Adding a DKIM record to your DNS zone A DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) record is a TXT record you publish in your DNS zone that holds the public half of a cryptographic key pair. Your mail server... Adding an SPF record to your DNS zone To add an SPF record you create a single TXT record at the root of your domain that lists every server allowed to send mail as your domain. SPF (Sender Policy... How DNS propagation works and why changes take time DNS propagation is the delay between the moment you change a DNS record and the moment every resolver on the internet serves the new value. It happens because DNS... Pointing your domain to ASEOHosting with nameservers or an A record To point your domain to ASEOHosting you have two standard options: change the domain's nameservers to the ones we provide, or leave your current DNS host in place... Adding an MX record for Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 To route mail to Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, you replace your domain's existing MX records with the ones your provider supplies, then add supporting TXT and... Creating a subdomain and its DNS records A subdomain is a prefix added to your main domain, such as blog.example.com or shop.example.com, that lets you run a separate section or application under the same... Troubleshooting DNS with dig and nslookup When a domain will not resolve, points to the wrong server, or emails bounce, two command line tools tell you exactly what the DNS is returning: dig and nslookup.... What TTL is and when to lower it before a move TTL, or Time To Live, is a number attached to every DNS record that tells resolvers how many seconds they may cache the answer before checking again. Lowering the...