The situation is as follows:
I am renting a dedicated server using SliceHost. On this server I have installed a small HTTPServer. I can verify that it works by nativating directly to its IP address (example).
I have also purchased a domain name from gandi.net and would like to link it with to my server. However, I'm having much trouble finding clear instructions on how to create this link. After a few hours of reading documentation and trying out things I ended up the following configuration.
- on the DNS registrar I have specified the following settings:
- on the Slicehost server I specified these "records":
But it doesn't seem to work. I end up on this page telling me the domain name is not available.
Does anyone have an idea what I am doing wrong?
It appears that everything is configured correctly. Public WHOIS records are pointing to the right website that you're referring to by IP address (and your screenshot)
With the DNS system, it can take anywhere from 6 hours to 72 hours for DNS changes to propagate across the Internet. Those changes include changing the master DNS servers (what you did), updating IP address, adding sub-domains, or editing existing records.
ISP's are notoriously slow on updating their DNS servers. They can take as long as 24-48 hours. Public DNS services like OpenDNS and Google DNS can be as quick as 3-4 hours.
The record is there, and servers are answering correctly. As James said, you need to wait for caches to expire.