CNAME probs

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  portech · Member · Sep 18, 2007 at 8:48 am

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  Hi,

  I have added a subdomain to my site for example blog.mysite.co.uk
  and i am trying to add a DNS Cname, but according to help it states
  “The CNAME should look something like the following:

  subdomain.domain.com. IN CNAME [your-blog].wordpress.com.”

  which dont make much sence to me because in my DNS editor for my web site I have three options
  1) A drop down list called “Record Type”
  2) A free entry text box called “Record Name”
  3) A entry text box that does not allow spaces

  In option 1 i chose Cname, option 2 i entered blog.mysite.co.uk and option 3 i entered mysite.wordpress.com, i then pressed save, no probs so far.

  I then went to the Dashboard of mysite.wordpress.com and in options > domains i added blog.mysite.co.uk
  Which resulted in a page telling me i need credits for domain mapping and also possible problems with my blog.mysite.com is that i need to remove any existing nameservers and add NS1.wordpress.com etc etc.

  As far as i can tell the above error is related to mapping a domain, i want to map subdomain.

  What am i doing worng,

  Thanks in advance

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  timethief · Member · Sep 18, 2007 at 8:50 pm

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  Hi there,
  Please post the url for your wordpress.com blog so staff can locate your blog and assist you.

  You may also want to read this FAQs post http://faq.wordpress.com/category/domain-mapping/

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  portech · Member · Sep 19, 2007 at 9:13 am

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  portech.wordpress.com

  I have read those FAQ’s and tried to follow the steps.

  thanks in advance

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  timethief · Member · Sep 19, 2007 at 4:38 pm

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  @portech
  Staff may require your url. Would you please post it?

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  portech · Member · Sep 21, 2007 at 7:55 am

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  news.portech.co.uk

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  portech · Member · Sep 24, 2007 at 10:05 am

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  Have i given all the info required?

  I shouldn’t have to buy credits to map a subdomain? as far as i can tell, only applicable to mapping domain.

  thanks in advance

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 24, 2007 at 10:08 am

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  You will need to buy credits to map a subdomain. Basically, anything other than yourblog.wordpress.com will require the purchase of the domain upgrade, whether you wish to map it to yourblog.com or blog.yourwebsite.com.