DNS Hosting Service Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

0) What is the DNS?

1) What is this service?

2) Who may avail of this service?

3) What are the steps for subscribing to this service?

4) How can we modify our subscription information? How often can we make modifications?

What is a DNS?

Please read this Wikipedia entry to understand more about the topic.
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What is this service?

This answer will make sense if you have read the answer to Question 0. To have your own Internet domain name, say myschool.edu.ph, you must do two things:
  1. Register your domain name with PHNET
  2. Have operational DNS servers for myschool.edu.ph

PHNET is the one and only registry for the EDU.PH domain name. PHNET runs the authoritative DNS servers for the EDU.PH domain. Anyone who wants a domain name under the EDU.PH domain must therefore register with PHNET. Only PHNET can provide this service.

To be able to register your domain name with PHNET, you must identify at least two authoritative DNS servers for your domain myschool.edu.ph. These servers will be contacted in order to resolve the names under myschool.edu.ph such as www.myschool.edu.ph.

Some institutions do not have the resources (e.g. machines, technical personnel) to operate their own DNS servers. We created the PHNET DNS Hosting Service to serve the needs of such institutions. PHNET will run and operate the DNS servers for your domain name so that you do not have to invest in the necessary infrastructure for your DNS. PHNET will run the DNS servers for your domain name with the same degree of reliability and availability as we run the EDU.PH DNS servers.

Note that one may obtain this same service from other service providers. No one is required to obtain the DNS Hosting Service from PHNET.

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Who may avail of this service?

Only bona-fide educational and training institutions operating in the Philippines may register under the EDU.PH domain. Tertiary institutions have to be recognized by the CHED. Primary and secondary institutions have to be recognized by the Department of Education. State educational institutions have to be recognized by the state. Training institutions have to be recognized by TESDA. Any authorized representative of an educational institution can cause the registration of a domain in behalf of the institution.

Any institution qualified to register a domain name under the EDU.PH domain name is qualified to subscribe to the PHNET DNS Hosting Service.

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What are the steps for subscribing to this service?

  1. Go to the DNS Hosting sectionhttps://services.ph.net/dnshosting.
  2. Follow the "New Registration" link. Fill up and submit the on-line form.
  3. After the successfull submission, wait for the email from our system. Follow the instructions found in that email.
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How can we modify our subscription information? How often may we make modifications?

You may modify the domain information as often as you need to. There are no charges for modifying your DNS information.
  1. Go to the DNS Hosting sectionhttps://services.ph.net/dnshosting.
  2. Follow the "Information Modification" link.
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