DNS hosting for your domain names

What is DNS hosting?

When you register your domain you need to provide primary and secondary Name Servers*. Although the domain can remain inactive and undelegated, using our DNS management and hosting service you can activate your domain and personalise your email and web service. You can manage Zone data file and MX records as it suits you. You do not need to be web hosting with Oznet nor in Australia to activate this service.

When might you need DNS Management?

You will have better control if you manage DNS for any of the following situations:

• Host your website in-house
• Host your Mail Server in-house
• Activate sub-domains
• Use Canonical Names (CName)
• Change Mail Server MX (Mail Exchange)

In Australia, with ADSL services becoming ever popular providing decent bandwidth, a large number of Australians now have in-house machines which they can utilise to host their website or use as in-house mail servers. A static IP address is required which your ADSL ISP can provide.

Pricing for DNS hosting: free setup / $99 annual fee

*Register your domain with us, or if it is already registered, re-delegate it to our Name Servers as follows:
Primary Name Server: ns1.websplash.com.au
Secondary Name Server: ns2.websplash.com.au

Hosting is perfect for any domain owner who wants complete control of their domain. Our fully automated dns Hosting service allows you to control your dns records through our existing domain management area.

Using this service you can update / insert / delete any of the values we hold for your domain. We provide total control over the following:

Domain Servers (A Records)

Domain aliases (CNAME Records)

Mail Servers (MX Records)

A common use for DNS Hosting is for ADSL users who wish to have some services on their own server - such as a mail server or an additional hostname - while leaving the main WWW services with their hosting provider. 

DNS Hosting is available with any domain and costs just $39 per year.

Note that DNS hosting is not required for URL or email forwarding.

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Related information ...

• Register a new domain name.
• Transfer a domain name to Web Splash for hosting.
• Renew a domain name you're registered previously.
• Request DNS hosting for your domain.