Your domain's name servers (DNS) must be changed in order for people to view your site. This is usually done through your domain name control panel (where you purchased the domain name from). Using the Username ID and Password you were given when your domain name was registered, go to your control panel and click on Modify Domain Name Servers (Modify DNS) or Change Domain Name Servers.

Three name servers are employed; a primary and two secondary. For your site to be viewable by it's domain name, the name servers it's delegated to at the registery must be changed to the following:

host name	ip address
ns1.hostservers.ie	217.115.114.251
ns2.hostservers.ie	85.92.68.180
ns3.hostservers.ie	217.115.114.252
When changing the name server settings, some registrar's require both Host Name & IP Address, while others require only the Host Name. (Don't change the IPS tag), only modify the name servers (DNS) so the domain points to your web server.

What is a Domain Name Server?
A domain name server (DNS) is a computer that contains a list of domain names and the associated IP addresses. When a domain name is typed in a web browser, the domain name server associates that with the IP address and the correct web site opens in the web browser.

Propogation Delay
Allow 2-12 hours before sites are viewable by domain name, after name server updates have been completed. This is the time it takes for all the various ISP's to update their databases with DNS information for new domains.

If you would prefer Irish Web Servers to make the changes for you, please advise us. This is a free service we provide. We require your domain registery username and password assigned to you when the domain name was registered.