Setting up DNS Records on WindowsXP

[WyteWolf]

Hello there
I have created my own domain through my own PC
I am using WinXP and I have worked out you can set up your own domain name through:
C:\<windows folder>\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Where you have within the file 127.0.0.1 localhost
I added the same IP but made a domain name after it and it worked.

All I need to do is to work out how to set up all my records such as, A(host record),mx (mail exchange) ans CNAME records somewhere in my root directory in XP
If this can be done please let me know.

If there is a program not trialed for setting up DNS records, which in the past I started using SImple DNS Plus, and trialed runned out, if, possible someone knows a way to get rid of the trial it would help rather than manually configuring records.

Thank You
WyteWolf

 

[rgautier]

The 'hosts' file is NOT a DNS database. It doesn't work the same way at all, and has no different data types. It is a mechanism that pre-dates DNS for looking up host names, and is valid only on the machine containing the file. It will only allow you to 'fake' A record lookups for your personal PC.

You need to get DNS service from a DNS server on the Internet to do all of the other wonderful things. There are a few DNS services out there who will host a free domain or two. If you search on Google for 'free DNS hosting' you should be able to find one of them.