Domain name only works with www. but not without the www

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Published on 2012-09-09T03:50:52Z Indexed on 2012/09/09 9:48 UTC
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I have searched for this problem numerous times but I can't quite apply the solution to my problem. The usual solution I find is that I need to add an A-record to my dns, currently I only have a C-name record for host 'www' to my DNS.

The problem is, I'm having trouble understanding what goes in the 'host' section of the record when trying to create an A-record. Here is a screenshot to my domain registrar where I am trying to create the record.

http://i.imgur.com/M18zm.png

I have tried creating an A-record with the 'host' field set to *, but that is not a valid entry, nor is leaving it blank.

Anyone have any suggestions?

The domain is swageroo.com, but it's only reachable at http://www.swageroo.com (With the www)

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