Question about using blogspot.com and my own domain name

TheCaptain · May 12th, 2007, 4:03 PM

I asked this over at WHT, but I thought I would ask it here as well.

Quote:

Ok here is the issue. My website, thesauk.com is not working right if you do not put the www in front of thesauk.com. I am using the blogspot.com on google to host the blog and they have an option where you can set your personal domain name to it, you just have to change the cname "www" to what they say. Well I did that and when you put www in front of url it works great.

But if you just put in http://thesauk.com it does not work and goes to the godaddy landing page.

My question is, how the heck do I fix that so that both will go to the blogger site? Is there an entry I can put into godaddy under the total control area to enable this?

Thanks in advance

Any help at all is beyond appreciated

**Bigjohn** · May 12th, 2007, 10:49 PM

I assume the domain is at Godaddy and your site is here?

TheCaptain · May 12th, 2007, 10:58 PM

Ok I figured it out through the google groups.

You have to delete the "A" entry in order for it to work.

mgk · May 13th, 2007, 2:35 AM

As you have hosting here - I would put the A record to you surpass hosting - create a subdomain and then jus put a redirect to www... here.

TheCaptain · May 19th, 2007, 10:40 AM

Ok here is something that is coming up for me.....

I just reformatted my hard drive and I have the old IE in there, when I go to thesauk.com it does not take me there, but in Firefox it takes me to the website. Why would it do this? Also can any of you check on this for me as well.

http://thesauk.com http://www.thesauk.com

Any help is always appreciated.

**Edit** Also are you able to see the pictures that are on the post? The properties point to localhost which I am not sure if that is google or me.....

**MarkRH** · May 19th, 2007, 11:19 AM

Only the www. one takes me anywhere. I can see the pictures, and video things fine.

Get this when I ping both:

Code:

C:\Documents and Settings\Headrick>ping thesauk.com
Ping request could not find host thesauk.com. Please check the name and try agai
n.

C:\Documents and Settings\Headrick>ping www.thesauk.com

Pinging ghs.l.google.com [66.249.81.121] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 66.249.81.121: bytes=32 time=59ms TTL=238
Reply from 66.249.81.121: bytes=32 time=53ms TTL=238
Reply from 66.249.81.121: bytes=32 time=54ms TTL=238
Reply from 66.249.81.121: bytes=32 time=55ms TTL=238

Ping statistics for 66.249.81.121:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 53ms, Maximum = 59ms, Average = 55ms

DNS issue with the first one...

TheCaptain · May 19th, 2007, 3:40 PM

Can someone explain to me a little more on adding the domain then the A record, kind of confused on that. I think that is the only way I will be able to have both work.

mgk · May 19th, 2007, 4:43 PM

Get the A-record for the domain changed exactly as you managed to get the record for www.domain changed.

TheCaptain · May 19th, 2007, 4:51 PM

ok that confused me even more. I know how to add a add on domain, but how would I then redirect it to the blog? Plus I believe I add the A record with the IP that my reseller is on which is easy.

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May 12th, 2007, 10:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheCaptain Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in May 2007 Lives in Utah Hosted on Pass61 71 posts Gave thanks: 5 Thanked 0 times	Ok I figured it out through the google groups. You have to delete the "A" entry in order for it to work. __________________ - Pass61

May 13th, 2007, 2:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
mgk Registered User Excelling Contributor Joined in Mar 2007 Lives in Wales Hosted on dime999 619 posts Gave thanks: 47 Thanked 46 times	As you have hosting here - I would put the A record to you surpass hosting - create a subdomain and then jus put a redirect to www... here. __________________ Markus

May 19th, 2007, 10:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
TheCaptain Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in May 2007 Lives in Utah Hosted on Pass61 71 posts Gave thanks: 5 Thanked 0 times	Ok here is something that is coming up for me..... I just reformatted my hard drive and I have the old IE in there, when I go to thesauk.com it does not take me there, but in Firefox it takes me to the website. Why would it do this? Also can any of you check on this for me as well. http://thesauk.com http://www.thesauk.com Any help is always appreciated. Edit Also are you able to see the pictures that are on the post? The properties point to localhost which I am not sure if that is google or me..... __________________ - Pass61 Last edited by TheCaptain; May 19th, 2007 at 10:43 AM.. Reason: added a comment at the end

May 19th, 2007, 3:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
TheCaptain Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in May 2007 Lives in Utah Hosted on Pass61 71 posts Gave thanks: 5 Thanked 0 times	Can someone explain to me a little more on adding the domain then the A record, kind of confused on that. I think that is the only way I will be able to have both work. __________________ - Pass61

May 19th, 2007, 4:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
mgk Registered User Excelling Contributor Joined in Mar 2007 Lives in Wales Hosted on dime999 619 posts Gave thanks: 47 Thanked 46 times	Get the A-record for the domain changed exactly as you managed to get the record for www.domain changed. __________________ Markus

May 19th, 2007, 4:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
TheCaptain Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in May 2007 Lives in Utah Hosted on Pass61 71 posts Gave thanks: 5 Thanked 0 times	ok that confused me even more. I know how to add a add on domain, but how would I then redirect it to the blog? Plus I believe I add the A record with the IP that my reseller is on which is easy. __________________ - Pass61

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