# I paid for hosting and a domain name but im confused

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**Created:** [August 6, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-paid-for-hosting-and-a-domain-name-but-im-confused/234848 "2007-08-06T17:30:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![crackhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@crackhead](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crackhead)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-paid-for-hosting-and-a-domain-name-but-im-confused/234848/1 "2007-08-06T17:30:54Z")

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Here is a support email:

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Hi

That didnt help me much.

Lets start from stratch.

In the past i have bought a domain name [www.example.co.uk](http://www.example.co.uk/), and i have bought hosting with 34sp.

When my account was set up with [34sp.com it just worked. people would goto [URL=“http://www.example.co.uk/”]www.example.co.uk and see a [URL=“http://34sp.com/”]34sp.com](http://34sp.com/) page (until i got my own website hosted there).

I have a domain name or 2 that i registered with yourselfs at [ehost.net](http://ehost.net/) however, all i did was pay for hosting and 2 domain names and 3 months later i have returned to get something online.

You say that [www.the-outsider.net](http://www.the-outsider.net/) is MY domain name and this domain name is set up to point to my hosting?

Then why is [www.the-outsider.net](http://www.the-outsider.net/) pointing to what seems a different dns, click on it…

Where as these 2:

[www.the-outsider.org](http://www.the-outsider.org/)  
[www.the-existentialist.net](http://www.the-existentialist.net/)

both clearly have a [eHost.net](http://eHost.net) banner.

I am not even sure i own [www.the-outsider.net](http://www.the-outsider.net/).

Basically, i need [www.the-outsider.org](http://www.the-outsider.org/) pointing towards my hosting, just like a normal domain/hosting package…

Telling me i need to go to the place where i got the domain (you) and change dns (???) means nothing to me.

I registered my Domains with you and have hosting with you, but i mean, a domain is just a word, how can i access its dns information? Also there is a good chance that im paying for [www.the-outsider.net](http://www.the-outsider.net/) to be hoested on my account even know i am unsure if the URL is even mine… I only have emails saying i have registered the other 2.

Basically can you clear out my hosting account for me, point [the-outsider.org](http://the-outsider.org/) as its primary domain and just ignore everything else?

I just want to get my flex site on the web as soon as possible,

thanks

reply

```auto
 Hi,
 
Here you go:
 
+===================================+
| New Account Info |
+===================================+
| Domain: [the-outsider.org](http://the-outsider.org/)
| Ip: [206.221.182.235](http://206.221.182.235/) (n)
| HasCgi: y
| UserName: nottellinya
| PassWord: nottellinya
| CpanelMod: x
| HomeRoot: /home
| Quota: 0 Meg
| NameServer1: [dns14.dnsdc9.com](http://dns14.dnsdc9.com/)
| NameServer2: [dns15.dnsdc9.com](http://dns15.dnsdc9.com/)
 
Use the link below for help:
 
http://support.ehost.net/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=252
 
Thanks
 
 

```

So basically im still as clueless as when i first asked.

If i goto [www.the-outsider.org i get the same page i always have, if i upload an index.html page, i cant goto [URL=“http://www.the-outsider.org/index.html”]www.the-outsider.org/index.html , i cant even see my index file if i goto [URL=“http://206.221.182.235/index.html”]http://[URL=“http://206.221.182.235”]206.221.182.235/index.html](http://www.the-outsider.org)

Id get a book on this stuff, but every webhost seems to have different systems and any information im provided with means nothing…

If anyone can give me a helping hand or a pointer as to what topic i should read about, id be most grateful. Like i said, i have had hosting in the past but nothing as complicated as this. I just want to upload an index page and see it… how to get there… no idea.

Thanks.