If your messing with your DNS settings, it can take 72 hours to see if what you have done is right, and the same amount of time to correct a mistake. Here is a quick guide to masking your domain using the cname function in your DNS settings.
Rule 1: Do not touch your ‘MX’ records, they control your emails.
Rule 2: Always complete your cname with a FULL STOP! (This one has caused pain, a small thing you might forget but it can mean death to your cname)
Take the current record for example:
|
Name |
Type |
Content |
|
@ |
A |
123.456.789 |
|
WWW |
A |
123.456.789 |
There also might be ‘IN’ between your name and type.
to cname (Canonical Name) this record the information needs to be changed to:
|
Name |
Type |
Content |
|
@ |
A |
123.456.789 |
|
WWW |
CNAME |
kidsontalks.com. |
This is the basic information that you should see with your hosting provider. Sometimes the information is presented to you in a text file for example:
www IN CNAME mydomain.com.
A CNAME-record should always point to an A-record and never to itself or another CNAME-record to avoid circular references.
