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FAQ Glossary
I accidentally setup hosting for my domain
My domain is not forwarding to my website
I want to show a Title, etc., for my website.
Where do I upload my web files to?
Cannot FTP to my Freeparking Web Site URL
I can't see my favicon.ico file.
I cannot log-in via FTP / Telnet.
I cannot see my web page - it says server not found.
I cannot see my web page - it times out.
I get an error 404: file not found.
Q: FAQ Glossary A: AOL: America OnLine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_Online CNAME: Canonical Name A CNAME record or canonical name record makes one domain name an alias of another. The aliased domain gets all the subdomains and DNS records of the original. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_system DNS: Domain Name System http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_system DOS: Denial of Service http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack FIBRANET: How do I transfer in a .UK domain http://www.fibranet.org/contenidos/principal/ FTP: File Transfer Protocol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol .gif: Graphics Interchange Format http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF HTML: HyperText Markup Language http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP HTTPS: HTTP over SSL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Https ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icmp IE5: Internet Explorer 5.0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer INWW: Melbourne IT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_IT IP: Internet Protocol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Protocol IPSTAG: Internet Provider Security TAG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Provider_Security ISP: Internet Service Provider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_service_provider Joker: Domain Name Registration at Joker.com http://joker.com .jpg: Joint Photographic Experts Group http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG MIME: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIME MX: Mail Exchange Record http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_system ORDB: Open Relay Database http://www.ordb.org/ PC: Personal Computer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer PING: ping is a computer network tool used to test whether a particular host is reachable across an IP network. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping POP, POP3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Protocol SMTP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol SSL: Secure Sockets Layer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer TELNET: Telecommunication Network http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telnet URL: Uniform Resource Locator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL WHOIS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whois    Q: I accidentally setup hosting for my domain A: It is possible that you have accidentally signed up for our hosting trial. To change your settings back to freeparkings forwarding service you must log into http://host.freeparking.co.uk go to My Websites and click the icon with the red X. this will cancel the site from the host servers. Next you must log into http://freeparking.co.uk and go to: My Domains drop down tab Maintain a Domain Manage Your Own DNS Zone File Reset Zone file to default settings. Then to setup your web forwarding: Next you must log into http://freeparking.co.uk and go to Maintenance Edit Active Domain Name Properties Use Web Forwarding Update Now Please note that once the free hosting trial is canceled, you cannot have another free trial for this domain.  Q: My domain is not forwarding to my website A: To use our web forwarding redirection you will need to set the DNS to default settings using DNS manager rather than have the domain pointed at another IP address. Q: I want to show a Title, etc., for my website. A: You can set properties for the TITLE, DESCRIPTION and KEYWORDS tags for your Domain Name via the "Edit Domain Name Properties" in the Maintenance page of the Freeparking members area. Q: Where do I upload my web files to? A: Please go to http://host.freeparking.co.uk to set up your domain for a free 60 day of our hosting systems and for all the information you need regarding uploading your files to the web. Q: Cannot FTP to my Freeparking Web Site URL A: Please go to http://host.freeparking.co.uk to set up your domain for a free 60 day of our hosting systems and for all the information you need regarding uploading your files to the web. Q: I can't see my favicon.ico file. A: From what we have been able to find out, this was introduced in IE5 and has never worked properly. Specifically Macs running IE5 do not support it, and PCs running IE5 or above can rarely display the icon. Our servers are configured for favicon but it seems 90% of browsers are unable to display the icon. Please address any support calls for this issue to Microsoft or the producer of your browser. Q: I cannot log-in via FTP / Telnet. A: Please go to http://host.freeparking.co.uk to set up your domain for a free 60 day of our hosting systems and for all the information you need regarding uploading your files to the web. Q: I cannot see my web page - it says server not found. A: New Domain registrations can take between 24-48 hours to become visible around the Internet, while the Domain Name information is being propagated throughout the system - please be patient. If 48 hours has passed and you still cannot find your Domain Name, please raise a support call. Q: I cannot see my web page - it times out. A: New Domain registrations can take between 24-48 hours to become visible around the Internet, while the Domain Name information is being propagated throughout the system - please be patient. If 48 hours has passed and you still cannot find your Domain Name, please raise a support call. Q: I get an error 404: file not found. A: Note that new domain registrations can take between 24-48 hours to become visible around the Internet, while the name information is being propagated throughout the system - please be patient. When you visit your Domain Name from the web via HTTP, you are actually visiting a file called index.asp. This file handles the URL masking and redirection to another website. If you advertise your Domain Name with another file name (for example http://www.mydomainname.com/thisorthat.htm) the file will not be on our server and therefore a 404 error will be generated. |