Complex DNS issue

#1 wkdfx

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Posted 22 November 2011 - 04:15 PM

Hi Guys,

I have a bit of a DNS issue and hoping someone can point me in the right direction.

I'm trying to setup the subdomain - beta.domain.com on a different host to that of domain.com.

The current name servers for domain.com point to Actinik's servers.

I've been given an A-record (new host - united hosting) to point to beta.domain.com however when asking the domain owner (another company) to do this via 123-reg's control panel, they mentioned it will affect the main site domain.com (which is hosted by Actinik).

I'm confused as to how I can setup the subdomain beta.domain.com to point to United hosting without affecting the current website.

Would one of the following be correct:

Request Actinik to create a sub-domain and point nameservers to United Hosting
Request Actinik to add the A Records for beta.domain.com to point to United Hosting
Request the domain owner to make a change through 123-reg

Hope I make sense!

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Posted 22 November 2011 - 04:19 PM

wkdfx, on 22 November 2011 - 04:15 PM, said:

Request Actinik to create a sub-domain and point nameservers to United Hosting
Request Actinik to add the A Records for beta.domain.com to point to United Hosting
Request the domain owner to make a change through 123-reg

Hope I make sense!

Hi wkdfx,

Adding an A Record for the sub-domain beta.domain.com to point to the new host will not in anyway affect the main domain.

The only way this will affect the main domain is if the actual nameservers are changed (which is not necessary), or if the A Record of the domain itself is changed.