09-16-2006, 05:16 AM
since we're all jumping into the fray, here's my two bits.
the nameserver maps your domain name onto the web host's IP.
hence if u ping your domain name, say domainsocial.com, you'll see it's IP which is 205.234.110.2.
if you key those numbers into yr browser, you should be able to see DS too.
but in this case, it's shared hosting, so you bang into the face of the webhost.
for sites with static IPs, you can pretty much access it like you'd do with a domain name proper.
just that a domain name is prettier than the IP numbers.
the nameserver maps your domain name onto the web host's IP.
hence if u ping your domain name, say domainsocial.com, you'll see it's IP which is 205.234.110.2.
if you key those numbers into yr browser, you should be able to see DS too.
but in this case, it's shared hosting, so you bang into the face of the webhost.
for sites with static IPs, you can pretty much access it like you'd do with a domain name proper.
just that a domain name is prettier than the IP numbers.