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Quick Navigation: FAQ Home Sales Pre-Sales E-mail Support DNS FrontPage FTP ASP.Net Active Server Pages (Classic ASP) General Datacenter Q.)How do domain names and DNS work? A.) The Domain Name System (DNS) helps users to find their way around the Internet. Every computer on the Internet has a unique address – just like a telephone number – which is a rather complicated string of numbers. It is called its "IP address" (IP stands for "Internet Protocol"). But it is hard to remember everyone's IP address. DNS makes it easier by allowing a familiar string of letters (the "domain name") to be used instead of the hard to remember IP address. So instead of typing 192.0.25.25, you can type www.nominet.org.uk. Translating the name into the IP address is called "resolving the domain name." The goal of the DNS is for any Internet user any place in the world to reach a specific website IP address by entering its domain name. Domain names are also used for reaching e-mail addresses and for other Internet services. Related FAQs How do i point my domain name at my new hosting account? I have changed my domains DNS Nameserver Records to point at my new space, when will it start working? Information FAQ ID: 55 Created on: May 25, 2005 Views: 3352