webhosting

so i just bought a domain at godaddy and Thats it. i would like to host my website off my computer but i dont know how to point my domain to my webserver at home,

Basically right now if you were to go to my webserver you could only do it through ip address and not my domain name. So how do i link those two together so when i want to go to my website I can just type in my domain name.

Any question just ask ill try to answer them

first point your domain to their server

then go to your domain main CP page, click on "Total DNS"
you should see @ host or something, as long as it the first option that has IP configured. change that IP to your webserver/computer IP and wait for it to propagate.

first point your domain to their server? so right now im using xammp and a backend for my website how would i go about this?


So in my total dns it has the following;
Host: @ (which is my domain) points to: my ip adress
So i believe that part is correct but i dont know how to do the first part you talked about

Here is a picture of what it looks like
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/1193/48092550cb7.jpg

I think you have to use the "http://IP-ADRESS/" for it to work, and it may take some time before it's updated.

yeah change @: IP to your IP

http://i36.tinypic.com/2zptdtt.jpg

So like this or do you want me to change POINT TO to: my domain name?

*i cant change point to to my domain name so i think i did this wrong lol

Thanks for the help so far keep it coming for his chap

so the above setup didnt work it doesnt load the page at all so i changed it back to the @ and here is what loads:

http://dttechnow.com/

So do i have to unpark it?
http://i37.tinypic.com/35hic7m.jpg

opps wait lol, change A (Host) Ip to yours :P

Dont park it lol

lol both those ips are mine...

Also there is also this lovely thing:
http://i37.tinypic.com/34no509.jpg

SO i decided since you cant change the ip of host A you could just make a new one so I made a test host with my ip

u can also just use no-ip.com and Buy a .com Domain or w.e domain yu want.

Shutup Milky.

Have you made sure you have a static IP?

yes my ip address is static right now

I dont know if this helps but m internet does go through a router

then forward port 80

port 80 is forwarded to 192.168.106
port 31 is forwarded to 192.168.106

My A (Host) is currently
host: @ points to: 75.172.85.234

my name servers are:
NS52.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
NS51.DOMAINCONTROL.COM

and my domain is hosted at godaddy

and yet it still wont load...

Does me having a router have to do anything

Thanks for the help so far

should i just do like an offsite hosting with someone like zoneEdit

make sure your webserver is 100% running

try to connect to your web using your IP, see if it works

also you have to wait at least 24 hours maybe for the domain to propagate your changes.