change IP address to different provider

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  rachelcurryphotography · Member · Jun 18, 2013 at 10:04 pm

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  I need to change my IP address to a new web hosting provider….where do I do this?

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  designsimply · Member · Jun 18, 2013 at 11:47 pm

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  WordPress.com does not offer the option to set a root-level A record—which basically means pointing root-level domain such as rachelcurryphotographyblog.com to an IP address.

  The WordPress.com DNS editors do offer the ability to add subdomains with A records, such as “www”—meaning you could point http://www.rachelcurryphotographyblog.com to an IP.

  Or you can update name servers to point to a new web host (this is the most common and the simplest route).
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/domain-management/#update-nameservers

  Can you check with your new web host to see if they offer the option to use name servers for the hosting switch instead of mapping the domain to an IP address directly?

  Another alternative for you would be to transfer the domain to a dedicated registrar, such as GoDaddy, to get more fine-grained control of the DNS records (like changing the IP for the domain which you asked about). If that sounds like the best option to you, it does take a few steps and you should start with these instructions and follow them carefully:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/domain-management/#transfer-to-another-registrar