If you manage your own website, you may have run across the term “nameserver”. However, you might not have any real understanding of what one is or how it works. As it turns out, knowing a little about this concept can come in handy for managing your site. When a user enters a URL in their browser, like “www.netwyman.com, there needs to be some way to connect that URL with the underlying web server that powers the website at that domain name. A name server is a specialized server on the Internet that handles queries or questions from your local computer, about the location of a domain name’s various services. A great simple way to think about name servers is using a phone book analogy. If you were trying to call InMotion Hosting you might have remembered our phone number, but more than likely you’d want to look it up before just guessing at numbers. Introduction to Nameservers Nameservers are put to work every time someone accesses a website, but many people have very l...
