Custom Hostname forwarding through Godaddy

[devious]

I got a domain through Godaddy and would like to use ts.mysite.com as my TS server address.

I created an A name (ts) and had input the server ip xx.xx.xx.xxx

That IP however only brings me to the server page. For it to work, I need it specifically to forward to xx.xx.xx.xxx:1234, however Godaddy will not accept it with the :1234 at the end.

In TS, ts.mysite.com:1234 WILL work, however I dont want that :1234 at the end, I just want it to be ts.mysite.com

My question is, how do I have Godaddy forward to that IP with the port number at the end?

I tried searching, but could not get the right solution. I just got that domain specifically for TS.

I have no experience with domains etc so I'm not sure if my search word/query is correct of I am searching the right question.

Please help. Thanks in advance.

[Screech]

Do you host your server or do you rent it?

If you host it the answer is easy, start a TSDNS server at ts.mysite.com with an entry like this:

ts.mysite.com=xx.xx.xx.xxx:1234

(using your examples so of course replace with valid values)

If you rent you can try setting up a TSDNS at mysite.com that has the same info as above, this removes the need for the A host in your DNS setup at go daddy too. If you can't setup TSDNS at mysite.com you can always start the TSDNS on any PC at your house, just get a dyndns address for your house that auto updates if you home IP is dynamic like most, than add a CNAME alias for ts that points to the dyndns address. Again the tsdns_settings.ini would look like above.

Where ever you setup TSDNS you will need to make sure that request on TCP port 41144 can reach the system hosting TSDNS.

[devious]

I am renting a TS server from a seperate server (Lightspeed)

How do you set up a TSDNS at GoDaddy? I don't see it as one of the options, only A, CNAME, SRV, MX, TXT, AAAA, and NS.

Setting up a TSDNS seems out of my house seems out of my level of expertise if this is my only option..

By the way, mysite.com is my Godaddy domain.

[devious]

Just to reclarify, I made an A Name ts.mysite.com and have it forwarding to the server IP xx.xx.xx.xxx.

On TS, it works if I put ts.mysite.com:1234 (with the port number at the end:1234)

How do I make it so Godaddy can forward to the IP + port number. (the cursor has an error when I try to do this) so that I can just input ts.mysite.com in my TS instead of adding the port to the end of it.

[florian_fr40]

Hello

You can't use a TSDNS server in your case. And effectively, you can't add a port in a DNS settings.
(You can't with just a domain account).

But with your domain, you use this site : http://www.ts3dns.com/

[devious]

You dont know how greatful I am. Thank you!

[Screech]

Hello

You can't use a TSDNS server in your case. And effectively, you can't add a port in a DNS settings.
(You can't with just a domain account).

But with your domain, you use this site : http://www.ts3dns.com/

"You can't use TSDNS..." is not correct. He CAN use a TSDNS server if he wanted to learn some more networking skills and set it up at his house. Before I updated my live server I had a TSDNS running on my home network that had an entry to my live server (live server was build before TSDNS was included).

But that is a good url to keep in mind for users. I was thinking of offering to add an entry to my TSDNS server if he was unable to setup the TSDNS himself.

[florian_fr40]

Come on Screech please.

He can't because he has just a web hosting account (without any control to start a script).
He just want a simple solution for his domain name. Nothing more.

[Screech]

But it could technically be hosted at his house so "You/He can't" is not accurate. But it is very fair to say that using that URL you posted is his easiest option.