Transfer Your Domain Name
Having a hard time contacting your Domain Registrar? Not sure where your domain is registered? Transfer your domain name to Lobo Internet; it's quick and automated, and only costs $16.00. IF you need assistance, you can email us, call us (505 832 4444) or just drop by and say hello.
To transfer you domain please fill in the form below and click the "submit" button. There is no charge for the transfer, but you will be renewed for an additional year.
About Domain Names
When you use the Web or send an e-mail message, you use a domain name to do it. For example, the URL "http://www.lobo.net" contains the domain name lobo.net. So does the e-mail address "info@lobo.net."
Humans find it easier to remember lobo.net than 216.243.96.4, for instance. Human-readable names like "lobo.net" are easy for people to remember, but they don't do machines any good. All of the machines use names called IP addresses to refer to one another. For example, the machine that humans refer to as "www.lobo.net" has the IP address 216.243.96.4. Every time you use a domain name, you use the Internet's domain name servers (DNS) to translate the human-readable domain name into the machine-readable IP address. During a day of browsing and e-mailing, you might access the domain name servers hundreds of times!
Here are a few more facts:
- Domain name servers convert domain names to IP addresses. Even though it sounds simple there are some obstacles:
- There are billions of IP addresses in use, and many machines also have a human-readable names
- There are billions of requests made to the DNS database every day. One person can make a hundred or more DNS requests a day.
- Domain names and IP addresses change every day.
- New domain names get created every day.
- Millions of people do the work to change and add domain names and IP addresses every day.
- The DNS system is a database, and it handles more requests than any other database. No other database on the planet has millions of people changing it every day.
Some information about IP Addresses
Every computer that uses the Internet is assigned a unique address called an IP address. IP stands for Internet protocol, and these addresses are 32-bit numbers normally expressed as four "octets" in a "dotted decimal number." A typical IP address looks like this: 216.243.96.4
The four numbers in an IP address are called octets because they can have values between 0 and 255 (28 possibilities per octet).
Every machine on the Internet has its own IP address. A server has a static IP address that does not change very often. A computer dialing up through a modem often has an IP address that is assigned by the ISP when you dial in. That IP address is unique for your session and may be different the next time you dial in. In this way, an ISP only needs one IP address for each modem it supports, rather than for every customer.
If you are working on a Windows machine, you can view your current IP address with the command IPCONFIG.EXE (WINIPCFG.EXE for Windows 9X). On a UNIX machine, type nslookup along with a machine name (such as "nslookup www.lobo.net") to display the IP address of the machine (use the command hostname to learn the name of your machine).
For more information on IP addresses, see IANA.
As far as the Internet's machines are concerned, an IP address is all that you need to talk to a server. For example, you can type in your browser the URL http://216.243.96.4 and you will arrive at the machine that contains the Web server for Lobo.net. Domain names are strictly a human convenience.
Domain Name Legal Notices
ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
ICANN Rules govern all domain name owners. By transferring or owning a domain name through Lobo Internet, you are agreeing to and bound by these rules.
Tucow's Master Contract: Exhibit A, for transfers and new domains through Tucows
As a reseller of Tucows, Lobo Internet and its domain name customers are bound by the terms and conditions of this Master Contract.
