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Difference between DNS Name server and URL forwarding

Many people think that DNS Name server setup and URL forwarding are same.
And most of them opt to URL forwarding just because it is simple to set up.
So, here is the difference between URL forwarding and DNS Name server support for you to decide which is better for you:

URL forwarding:
If your URL is too long or it is a sub-domain, you can use this service and redirect
to your URL using this.
If you choose URL Hiding, you can hide real address.
But, using this service you cannot change the URLs of remaining pages or sub-domains.
How URL forwarding is used to hide real address:


DNS Name server:
Using this service, you can have the same domain for every pagein your website.
It is the main difference between URL forwarding and DNS.
To setup this, you need to have DNS support and Name servers.
Name servers are like Ex: ns1.hostname.com

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