Practically speaking, your Web Address (domain name registration) is the core of your Internet identity, your online brand. Your customers will remember this name and use it to find out about your products and services. And since no two parties can ever hold the same Web Address (domain name) simultaneously, your Internet identity is totally unique.

Technically, a Web Address (domain name) is an addressing construct used for identifying and locating computers on the Internet. While computers use Internet Protocol (IP) numbers to locate each other on the Internet, people find them hard to remember. Therefore, Web Address (domain name)es were developed to permit the use of easily remembered words and phrases to identify Internet addresses.

For example, the Web Address (domain name) networksolutions.com represents the company Network Solutions. When you type networksolutions.com in a web browser or send e-mail to someone at networksolutions.com, the Domain Name System (DNS) translates networksolutions.com into the IP numbers used by the Internet and connects you to Network Solutions.

A Web Address (domain name) is more than your Internet address, it's your Internet identity, your online brand. It puts you on the map of today's business world, opening your business to literally millions of users worldwide. When you register a Web Address (domain name), you'll join over 3.5 million others who are reaping the rewards of being online.

Even if you are not ready to do business on the Internet, you want to make sure that your online brand and identity are available for your use when you are ready. Reserving a Web Address (domain name) with Network Solutions today also enables you to take advantage of other services that we offer, including dot com mail^™, a personalized and portable e-mail service, and dot com biz card^™, a customizable one page Web site to help you promote your business.

It's easy to find out if the name you want is available. Simply enter your desired Web Address (domain name) in the box on our home page at www.networksolutions.com. We'll tell you if the name you want is available, and we'll give you some computer-generated alternatives based on your first choice.

COM, NET, and ORG are top-level domains in the hierarchical Domain Name System. These top-level domains are just underneath the "root", which is the start of the hierarchy.

Anyone may register Web Address (domain name)es in COM, NET, and ORG. In fact, the best way to protect the uniqueness of your online identity and brands is to register or reserve Web Address (domain name)es in all of the top-level domains.

Letters and numbers are always valid characters in a Web Address (domain name). Hyphens may also be used, but may not begin nor end your Web Address (domain name). Spaces and special characters, such as exclamation points (!) and underscores (_), are never permitted in Web Address (domain name)es.

A Web Address (domain name) can be up to 67 characters long including the four characters used to identify the top-level domain .COM, .NET, .ORG or .EDU.

No, "www." and "http://www" are not considered to be part of your Web Address (domain name). It is part of another type of Internet address used on the World Wide Web called a Universal Resource Locator (URL). A URL is used to describe the exact location of a specific resource on the Internet such as a specific Web page, computer, or database.

Therefore, "example.com" is a valid Web Address (domain name) containing 11 characters, but www.example.com or http://www.example.com are not.

Every Web Address (domain name) must reside on a host computer. At Network Solutions we refer to this computer as a Domain Name Host. Domain Name Hosts are connected to the Internet and use special software to translate Web Address (domain name)es into the numerical addresses (Internet Protocol numbers) used by the Internet. When Internet users enter your Web Address (domain name) into their browser bar, the Domain Name Host directs them to your Web site. Without it, your Web Address (domain name) is invisible on the Internet.

Because we are a partner of one of the most cost-effective registrars of the .com, .net, and .org Top Level Domain names.

To begin registering a domain name, simply enter a name with its extension (.com, .net or .org) in the search box and click GO. It will lead you to the search result whether or not the domain name is still available for registration. If yes, you now have to select the registration period from 3-10 years and then click Continue. After that you will see the list of PACNIC services and prices. Select one service and fill out the registration and payment forms. Our real-time credit card payment approval enhances the domain name registration to be completed within 2 minutes.

You can see the prices of PACNIC services while you are on the registration process. As long as you do not fill out the payment information, you are not obligated to pay anything. So let's try out!