IP Address request

letterstoalittleasshole · Member · May 7, 2015 at 7:12 pm
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I need to know the IP address for registration with hostgator.com
I was told to email tech support to retrieve this information.
help!
Thank you
Kristen

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galois · Member · May 8, 2015 at 9:33 am
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See here:
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/help-yola-is-asking-for-ip-numbers-to-forward-my-domain-to-wordpresscom?replies=4#post-2355649
jeremeylduvall · Member · May 8, 2015 at 6:09 pm
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Howdy Kristen!

I gather that you’re trying to point a Hostgator-registered domain to WordPress.com. Is that correct?

If so, we recommend changing your name servers rather than setting custom IP addresses (which change frequently). You should be able to change the name servers on your Hostgator domain following the steps here:

http://support.hostgator.com/articles/hosting-guide/lets-get-started/domain-names-buy-sell-manage/changing-name-servers-with-launchpad

You’ll want to set the following instead of the Launchpad name servers provided in the example:
```
NS1.WORDPRESS.COM
NS2.WORDPRESS.COM
NS3.WORDPRESS.COM
```
Can you give that a try?
letterstoalittleasshole · Member · May 18, 2015 at 3:19 pm
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I instructed hostgator to do as you suggest and it did not work, this was their explanation:
Greetings,

Thank you for contacting HostGator.

What the leafdns.com screen shot shows, the nameservers are set at the register, but where they are pointed to does not have DNS zone records setup. Unfortuinatly, you will have to contact wordpress.com to correct it. Or, they will have to give you different nameservers.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us via online chat or calling us at 1-866-96-GATOR or 713-574-5287. We are more than happy to assist you at anytime. Our associates are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Sincerely,

Richard T.
Jr. Administrator II
HostGator.com LLC
http://support.hostgator.com
jeremeylduvall · Member · May 19, 2015 at 2:16 pm
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Thanks Kristen! Can you let me know what domain you’re trying to map to WordPress.com?
letterstoalittleasshole · Member · May 19, 2015 at 3:18 pm
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I’m trying to map my word press blog to my domain, which is: letterstoalittleasshole.co
jeremeylduvall · Member · May 21, 2015 at 2:38 pm
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Perfect Kristen! The nameservers for letterstoalittleasshole.co are currently set to point to WordPress.com. Now, we’ll just need to “map” it to WordPress.com by purchasing the mapping upgrade. You can do that here:

https://wordpress.com/domains

Just select the site you wish to map the domain to. Then, click the Map It option for “Already own a domain?” as shown here:

http://d.pr/i/16FdL

Once you finish that process, the domain should begin working shortly. Can you let me know when you finish so I can double-check to make sure it’s all setup correctly?
letterstoalittleasshole · Member · Jun 12, 2015 at 7:21 pm
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ok I finished this process. Thank you.
Please let me know.
rachelmcr · Member · Jun 16, 2015 at 11:00 am
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Hi Kristen,

I checked your domain and it’s working for me here: http://letterstoalittleasshole.co/

If you have any other questions or concerns about that, please let us know!

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