What happens if I change my name server?

When you change your name servers, the Internet looks to the new name server location to provide information related to your domain, including web site and email services.

Can I change my host and keep my domain name?

Switching web hosts has to be done carefully. After you have all your files on both hosting accounts, it is time to change your domain name’s DNS. Your new host will provide you with the correct name servers (DNS). You may need to contact the new host to find out what DNS settings you will use for your domain name.

What happens if I delete nameservers?

When you get rid of DNS records, those records will no longer function for your domain name. Depending on the records you remove, this may affect services using those records, such as your website or email. You can watch a short animation of this task farther down the page.

How long does it take for nameservers to change?

24-48 hours

How long does it take for godaddy nameservers to change?

How do I change nameservers?

How to Point a Domain to a New Host?

Get the New Nameserver Values. First things first, find a list of nameservers from your new hosting provider.
Apply the New Nameservers Values. The next step of pointing a domain name to a new host is to replace the domain’s old nameservers.
Wait for DNS Propagation.

Does changing nameservers change MX records?

You will not lose any data stored on other servers by changing your DNS. If the new DNS host has the same A, CNAME, and MX records as the old provider, it’s extremely unlikely you’d even have any connectivity problems; your hostnames will resolve to the same IPs before and after your change propagates.

Should I delete old DNS records?

If services are not in use, deleting their DNS records should not cause problems. However it is critical to make a full backup of the zone in case you need to restore the deleted records.

How do I delete nameservers?

Click on the My Domains button, located on the top right hand corner. Click the domain name you would like to manage. Click Manage Nameservers, in the Nameservers column. Click the Delete All button to clear the current nameservers away.

Can I delete Cname record?

Delete your CNAME records Sign in to your Domain Control Panel. Locate the A and CNAME Records section then click the Delete icon for the record you’d like to delete. To confirm that you wish to delete the CNAME record, click the Confirm button.

What happens if I delete a Cname?

So if you update or change the IP address of a hostname in an A record, the CNAME that points to them will resolve to the new IP address of the hostname. If you remove an A record for a hostname that a CNAME points to, then it will no longer resolve.

What happens when you delete a cname record?

When you first delete the A record it will take a while for it to be removed from all caching DNS servers. This means that you will continue to get the A records answer for a while, once it expires then the CNAME will start being used.

Can we delete SOA record?

SOA, or Start of Authority resource records are DNS records that define a number of global parameters for a DNS zone, or domain. To do this, just delete the SOA record from the DNS Check DNS record group after importing the zone file. Each zone file should contain a single SOA record.

Is SOA record required?

SOA records are mandatory.

Is a record mandatory?

“A records (also known as host records) are the central records of DNS. These records link a domain, or subdomain, to an IP address. A / AAAA record is to redirect your domain to particular IP. If you set NS records for your share hosting then there is no need to set an A record in DNS manager.

How does zone transfer work?

Zone transfer is the process of copying the contents of the zone file on a primary DNS server to a secondary DNS server. Using zone transfer provides fault tolerance by synchronizing the zone file in a primary DNS server with the zone file in a secondary DNS server.

How do I prevent DNS zone transfer?

How to secure AXFR zone transfers? The simplest way to secure zone transfers is to restrict AXFR requests to trusted IP addresses. You can do it in your DNS server configuration or on your firewall. You can additionally use transaction signatures.

What triggers a zone transfer?

Zone transfer is always initiated by a secondary server. The secondary server contacts the master server and compares the serial number on the master with the serial number in its copy. If the serial number on the master is greater, the secondary initiates zone transfer.

What are the three types of zone transfers?

There are three types of zone transfer to consider:

Full zone transfer.
Incremental zone transfer.
AD replication.