A domain name is simply a name with a designation at the end of it, such as .com, .net, .org, etc.  When a company hosts a domain name, that company programs and routes the specific name via Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.  Hosting a name typically coincides with other services such as web hosting and email hosting for that domain.

In order for a domain name to be hosted, the domain name needs to be assigned "name server" addresses.  For instance, any domain name hosted by Prolynx Internet is assigned our name server addresses of:

     NS1.PROLYNX.COM
     NS2.PROLYNX.COM

More information can be found about assigning these numbers to your domain name by clicking on "register a domain" and "move your domain" in the upper left of this page.

The company that you may have registered your domain name with will inform the Internet's core routing servers (also known as root or route servers) that your domain is being hosted via a server at Prolynx Internet, located at NS1.PROLYNX.COM and at NS2.PROLYNX.COM.   The root servers are basically a look-up table of names that point to Name Servers which are assigned an IP addresses.

When hosting a web site, ftp server or email for a domain name, we allocate hard disk space for your information and program our servers and routers to allow the rest of the world the ability to see your information as you see fit and to send you email.