what is an A record IP address?

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  wemakebook · Member · Oct 17, 2011 at 1:00 pm

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  The company which host my new domain ask me the A record IP address to
  make work again my custom email.
  Where I can find it?

  THANK for your HELP

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  mthoffman · Member · Oct 17, 2011 at 2:16 pm

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  This link, http://whatismyipaddress.com/ gives you instant information on your IP address. I hope that’s what you’re looking for!

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  wemakebook · Member · Oct 17, 2011 at 2:25 pm

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  I am having trouble with redirecting my email.I have already mapped my domain………and now my custom email doesn’t work anymore. I need to find out my “A” record and IP address…..someone suggested this website http://www.whatsmydns.com/dnscheck.php but it has given me a lot of result
  Any idea?

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  mthoffman · Member · Oct 17, 2011 at 2:32 pm

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  The link I posted above, when you click it, shows you your IP address. This link may also be helpful: http://www.networksolutions.com/support/a-records-ip-addresses-2/

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  auxclass · Member · Oct 17, 2011 at 2:35 pm

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  Your email provider is the one that needs to provide you with the DNS record information to make your email start working – that information is then entered here.

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/custom-dns/

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  wemakebook · Member · Oct 17, 2011 at 2:57 pm

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  Sorry to have post so many times but I wasn’t sure to ask the right question….

  I have already read this link http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/custom-dns/

  but unfortunately I have already mapped my domain without changing the DNS.
  I have phoned 123-reg whitch host my email account and they are saying that I should find out the A record IP address of my website……and give it to them.

  do you have any other solutions?
  Sorry to bother you guys but I am new to this

  thank you

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  wemakebook · Member · Oct 17, 2011 at 3:47 pm

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  I have found these to edit the DNS:

  mx1.123-reg.co.uk. – priority: 20
  mx0.123-reg.co.uk. – priority: 10

  but when I try to validate them it says that are
  not any DNS record format……..

  ………what should I do?

  HELP PLEASE

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  airodyssey · Member · Oct 17, 2011 at 11:29 pm

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  What are the EXACT records you are entering under Store > Domain > Edit DNS?

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  wemakebook · Member · Oct 18, 2011 at 9:38 am

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  I have entered these:

  MX 10 0.123-REG.CO.UK.
  MX 20 1.123-REG.CO.UK.

  ….but even today doesn’t work……
  should I create a new account with google app?
  any other suggerstion?

  Thanks a lot Guys

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  andrewspittle · Staff · Oct 18, 2011 at 2:14 pm

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  but unfortunately I have already mapped my domain without changing the DNS

  If you didn’t change the nameservers for the domain when mapping it then can you explain how you redirected the domain name?

  Those MX records you entered are also incomplete. From what you posted a few replies above they should be this:

  MX 10 mx0.123-reg.co.uk.
  MX 20 mx1.123-reg.co.uk.

  Those will take up to 48 hours to update but that is the proper MX entries. Your domain may also need a CNAME or A record entered here in order to work properly. Your email provider would be able to provide this.

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  wemakebook · Member · Oct 18, 2011 at 4:21 pm

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  Thank you for your help!!!!

  I have tried to contact my provider but they say that are unable to give me the CNAME or the A record and they are saying that wordpress should give me the IP address of my website……..what do you reckon?

  Until now my only problem is the email everything else works fine.
  Do you think it would be enough just change the MX?

  Again THANK YOU SO MUCH