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Domain Name has No Control Panel

by mikelmraz
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Hi guys, I have a client whose domain name is hosted under a company. I can't get him to change the Nameservers because the host says there is no control panel for the domain? So, how do I go about changing the Nameservers?
#control #domain #panel
  • Profile picture of the author mywebwork
    Why not just modify the DNS on his registrar (i.e. GoDaddy, Namecheap) and simply change the A NAME records to point at his hosted account's IP address?

    Or am I missing something here?

    Bill
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    • Profile picture of the author Confined To Life
      Originally Posted by mywebwork View Post

      Why not just modify the DNS on his registrar (i.e. GoDaddy, Namecheap) and simply change the A NAME records to point at his hosted account's IP address?

      Or am I missing something here?

      Bill
      Some registrars don't allow you access to the ANAME and CNAME records. For instance, if you want to point a domain to a Blogger site, you won't be able to. They'll force you to pay another $35 a month for DNS hosting which is bullshit. That's why I stick to the big name registrars like NameCheap.
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  • Profile picture of the author mikelmraz
    Precisely the registrar says there is no control panel? Not sure what is going on ...
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    • Profile picture of the author mywebwork
      Originally Posted by mikelmraz View Post

      Precisely the registrar says there is no control panel? Not sure what is going on ...
      You missed my point - just do the redirect on your REGISTRAR control panel, not on the host. Forget the name servers, just modify the existing DNS records to point to the new host. All you need to know is the IP address.

      Bill
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      • Profile picture of the author mikelmraz
        Originally Posted by mywebwork View Post

        You missed my point - just do the redirect on your REGISTRAR control panel, not on the host. Forget the name servers, just modify the existing DNS records to point to the new host. All you need to know is the IP address.

        Bill
        The registrar is the one that says there is no control panel. Sorry for the confusion. I can't seem to have access or am not sure how to go about changing the Nameservers if there is no control panel on the registrar ...
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  • Profile picture of the author CyberAlien
    PM me the domain name when you have a chance and I'll see what I can find out (I'm assuming you don't to post it publicly).
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  • Profile picture of the author rendell
    Did your client buy the domain from the hosting company or did he bought it from a domain registrar?

    Hosting and domain registrar are very different.
    Just find this info from your client.

    If it is from the domain registrar, just login to the domain registrar webpage to change the DNS.
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  • Profile picture of the author mikelmraz
    Also, I'm not very sure what is A Name and C Name records ... I only know Namservers as used in NameCheap, Godaddy .... Anybody can enlighten me?
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  • Profile picture of the author Gene Pimentel
    Mikelmraz, which registrar is this?
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