Custom Domain Warning - help

DougsPics

I have set up my domain name with Go Daddy www.dougspics.com

my smugmug account dougspics. I have the DNS forwarded to http://www.dougspics.smugmug.com Now when I go to my control panel and try to include my domain name of www.dougspics.com I get a huge warning. Warning: That hostname doesn't resolve to SmugMug. This may cause problems with your custom hostname setting

Most people report they can get in, several report they can not get in from thier place of business. I figured the Firewall cookies etc. I followed all the instructions, but must have done something wrong.

I was actually thinking of setting up a page with my host and then having it linked to the smug mug account, is this a better route?

Help... info@dougspics.com

rainforest1155

DougsPics wrote:

I have the DNS forwarded to http://www.dougspics.smugmug.com Now when I go to my control panel and try to include my domain name of www.dougspics.com I get a huge warning. Warning: That hostname doesn't resolve to SmugMug. This may cause problems with your custom hostname setting

You have to do it exactly as it is described here. Don't use dougspics.smugmug.com for the cname, but use www.smugmug.com as it has been described in the how-to.

Hope this helps,
Sebastian

devbobo

rainforest1155 wrote:

You have to do it exactly as it is described here. Don't use dougspics.smugmug.com for the cname, but use www.smugmug.com as it has been described in the how-to.

Hope this helps,
Sebastian

Sebastian,

There is no problem (that I know of) using nickname.smugmug.com for the cname. I currently have my custom domain configured like this and see no adverse effects.

Cheers,

David

devbobo

DougsPics wrote:

I have set up my domain name with Go Daddy www.dougspics.com

my smugmug account dougspics. I have the DNS forwarded to http://www.dougspics.smugmug.com Now when I go to my control panel and try to include my domain name of www.dougspics.com I get a huge warning. Warning: That hostname doesn't resolve to SmugMug. This may cause problems with your custom hostname setting

Doug,

This is because you have used DNS forwarding instead of a DNS alias (cname).

Please refer to these instructions on how to configure your domain name correctly.

Cheers,

David

DougsPics

Thanks for the GoDaddy instructions
Thanks folks that makes sense.

I will give the settings in GoDaddy a shot and let you know how it works,

Andy

DougsPics wrote:

Thanks folks that makes sense.

I will give the settings in GoDaddy a shot and let you know how it works,

Doug

The guys have given you good help
I'm here if you need me. Let us know!
Oh, and welcome to Dgrin!

All the best,

DougsPics

Andy wrote:

Doug

The guys have given you good help
I'm here if you need me. Let us know!
Oh, and welcome to Dgrin!

All the best,

Well I did what I think is right and what I am getting is a different message. am I just too impatiet?

my go daddy settings:
Alias Points to
dougspics www.smugmug.com
www www.dougspics.smugmug.com

I tried the just plain www.smugmug.com on the alias of www as the instructions said but I got the same warning.

Help.

Andy

DougsPics wrote:

Well I did what I think is right and what I am getting is a different message. am I just too impatiet?

I just got you all set. I did it for you.
www.dougspics.com is hitting your SmugMug account just fine, for me now. Please verify by trying your domain name?

DougsPics

Andy wrote:

I just got you all set. I did it for you.
www.dougspics.com is hitting your SmugMug account just fine, for me now. Please verify by trying your domain name?

It works from other computers here, it always did. What was I doing wrong?