WIldcard vs Subdomain

[deedee is verified member.]

Hi all,

Question for the DNS boffins here please. If i set up a load of A records for subdomains to point to say. sub1.domain.co.uk, sub2.domain.co.uk AND i have a wildcard *.domain.co.uk
does the wildcard trump the subdomain in terms of redirect. SO if i want the subdomains to point to a different place, do i need to get rid of the wildcard if that goes elsewhere ?

Hope that makes sense !

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

No, wildcard doesn't trump any subdomains that are set up individually (the A records of which are set up individually). .. in short. Hopefully this helps. Best! H

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

@dee, to improve the answer above: If you have both set, the wildcard will handle any requests that don't match the specific subdomains.

this should explain it better

 

[deedee is verified member.]

@dee, to improve the answer above: If you have both set, the wildcard will handle any requests that don't match the specific subdomains.

this should explain it better

It does. Thank you. So essentially the wildcard will still act as a catchall for any unspecified subdomains set up as A records. Perfect ! Thanks

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

It does. Thank you. So essentially the wildcard will still act as a catchall for any unspecified subdomains set up as A records. Perfect ! Thanks

Yep, you can use this terminology as well! The wildcard acts as a safety net, a catch-all for any subdomains you haven't explicitly defined with a specific A record.

All the success!

 

[deedee is verified member.]

Yep, you can use this terminology as well! The wildcard acts as a safety net, a catch-all for any subdomains you haven't explicitly defined with a specific A record.

All the success!

Thanks. Just as a thought I checked for best place to put this but couldnt find releavant section really(unless im blind, which is possible) . Is it worth starting a DNS questions /Technical questions section ?

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

Thanks. Just as a thought I checked for best place to put this but couldnt find releavant section really(unless im blind, which is possible) . Is it worth starting a DNS questions /Technical questions section ?

you can always ask these here. .. or, in website design category..