Creating and Registering a New Domain

To set up a new domain, follow the steps described in this section. If you already have a domain, you need only add hosts to the existing domain.

The following steps describe how to create a new domain:

To assign Internet addresses to the hosts in your domain, you must ask the appropriate person or organization for a range of Internet addresses.
- If your organization already has a domain on a public network, you must set up a subdomain.
- If your organization does not have a domain on a public network, and you want to set one up, you can request a domain registration form from Government Systems, Inc., at the following address:
  Government Systems, Inc.
  ATTN: Network Information Center
  Chantilly, VA 22021
  phone: (703) 802-8400
  email: hostmaster@nic.ddn.mil
  If your organization belongs to several networks, register your domain with only one of them.
- If your organization is not connected to a network, you can set up domains without registering them. However, HP recommends that you follow the Internet naming conventions in case you later decide to join a public network.
Next, you must decide a name for your domain using the following guidelines:
- Use only letters (A-Z), digits (0-9), and hyphens (-) for the domain name. Domain names do not distinguish between uppercase and lowercase letters.
- Avoid labels longer than 12 characters. (A label is a single component of a fully qualified name, like indigo or com.)
- If a host connects to more than one network, it must have the same name on each network.
- Do not use nic or other well-known acronyms as the leftmost (most specific) label in a domain name. Contact Government Systems, Inc., for a list of top-level and second-level domain names already in use.
After you have registered your domain, you can create subdomains without registering them with the public network.

Creating and Registering a New Domain

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