I think, that anyone who has a domain name registered at one company and hosts it’s web site elsewhere knows what is a name server. It’s because such a person has to set up it’s name servers, or update them always when moving between 
web hosting companies. It sounds like a lot of work, but it is easier, than you might think at first. You just go to your domain registrar and use it’s web inteface to update your web sites location.
What’s a name server
A name server is a special kind of server telling people where to find a specific web site. We could take Icethunder.net as an example. You would not be able to come to icethunder.net if your PC would not be able to figure out a way to my web site! You would not be even able to visit any web page if your PC would not be able to find the destination at which the particular web site is located. The mechanism helping you is known as DNS. With the help of DNS servers your PC is able to figure out IP address of the web site you are trying to visit. A DNS server is like a phone book for web pages. It holds records of web site names and their corresponding IP addresses, because network communication is based on IP’s and not on word addresses like google.com!
A name server holds information of your web site which help other people find your web site. There is not only one DNS server in the world, but there is a network of them. There are of different levels and they hold different data.
Where to get a name server?
You need to set up your name servers if you are hosting your web site at one company and your domain name is registered at another one. But do not panic as it is a very easy process. Everything is a matter of a few keystrokes. You fill the necessary data into an online form and your web site will be available to the whole world in less than 48 hours 
The required information is provided by your hosting company and you can find it:
- in their FAQ
- by sending and email to support
- by looking into your invitation email
- by searching a little bit on the Control panel
Most of the time the format should be something like ns1.your_host.com and ns2.your_host.com [the suffix depends on the suffix your host uses... e.g. ns57.1and1.com] . Two name servers are required in the event, that one is hit by some kind of a problem.
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There are in fact many options in your domain control panel, but most of the time it is only needed to fill out the name server part and leave anything else as it is. You can change different settings as well, but you need to know what you are doing. If you do not know what you are doing, than do not risk!!!
Hopefully this post helped you. Have a nice day and see you next time!
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