I have 2 domains with 2 different registrars and I just updated them both 3 days ago, so I figure that there isn't anything wrong with any registrar but that there might be something wrong with the domain names database or something.


According to the WHOIS, which updated 2 days ago, my domains have already resolved. But when I FTP'd using my domains, I realized that I was still connecting to the old host.

My domains are hentaineko.com and hentaineko.net

My old host was unacom.net and my new host is sexy-hosting. If you check the WHOIS, you'll see that my records show the new host records, but if you surf the site none of my latest updates are showing (via browser) and my FTP leads me to my old host.

Compare the websites:
Old Host: http://d9652.u24.unacom.net
New Host: http://66.199.242.98/~skysensh/index.html

The domain hentaineko.com should show the new host updates, but it's been showing the old host contents for the past four days.

Is there something wrong? Or is the domains database having a Christmas holiday? It's almost 4 days now...

hentai*? Are they some kind of porno sites?

It might be a few things... one it might be your ISP DNS Servers... the second thing I always tell my clients to check out is... www.optiview.com to make sure it isn't the server and it is them... check there

@frattay22
Wow, the link you showed me actually showed my domain on my new host (except my images aren't showing up)! So perhaps the error is with me? My cookies? What do you mean by ISP DNS? You mean my current host or my dial-up?

Thanks!


@nameslave,
It's a review site written mostly by women who want to bash male chauvinist hentai flicks, although I don't really see what that has to do with my question.

http://cyberhostplus.biz/tutorial/DNS%20Cache%20and%20Your%20ISP.htm

Basically sevice points (including ISPs) have a cache of DNS entries which correspond to IP addresses. These are supposed to be refreshed every 24 hours or so, but a LOT of ISPs misconfigure their software. You might try using a proxy and seeing if that makes a difference.

Your domain seems to be resolving to the new server from my end, so it's almost definitely your ISP.

I mean, uh... hentai?! You perverted lady!!!

Originally posted by skysenshi
@nameslave,
It's a review site written mostly by women who want to bash male chauvinist hentai flicks, although I don't really see what that has to do with my question.
To be honest, if they are porno, I won't even bother checking them out. Not that I don't browse porn sites ...

Originally posted by status
http://cyberhostplus.biz/tutorial/DNS%20Cache%20and%20Your%20ISP.htm

Basically sevice points (including ISPs) have a cache of DNS entries which correspond to IP addresses. These are supposed to be refreshed every 24 hours or so, but a LOT of ISPs misconfigure their software. You might try using a proxy and seeing if that makes a difference.

Your domain seems to be resolving to the new server from my end, so it's almost definitely your ISP.


Problem is, I asked all my friends to browse the site and they're all seeing the same thing. Then again, they might be using the same ISP. I'll try to see if other people can see the same thing.

Thanks!

I mean, uh... hentai?! You perverted lady!!!



LOL. Well, I actually review just about everything I get my hands on. Hentai is just one of them. I got a little worried because my other anime site (non-hentai) is supposed to transfer hosts, too. Ditto with my music site and videogaming site. :( I don't want this happening to them too.

Well most of you guys would probably be either on the same ISP, or at the very least running through some of the same access points. Bug some of your (other) American friends to have a look. ;)

Whoops. I'm not American and I don't have American friends (except for my board moderators who aren't awake when I am online). :(

I've just bugged some of my friends who are on DSL and they're seeing my site. You're right! Thanks again for the help! :)

*waddles around like a penguin and wonders if Sky will make the connection*

The wonders of domain name propagation

Originally posted by status
*waddles around like a penguin and wonders if Sky will make the connection*

OMG! It's you! The beloved blue penguin! What the heck are you doing in WHT? LOL!


Actually...I still have a problem...skysenshi.com also still points to my old host and all my friends using different ISPs can still see that it points to the old address.

Do you think this is a problem with my new host now? I transferred skysenshi.com almost a week ago.

I'm seeing a purple page with an assortment of cpanel-esque utilities at skysenshi.com, is that your old host?

And I sort of dabble at the whole website thing every now and then, being a freelance web designer and all... ;)

I actually see you (and the other 'sisters senshi' so to speak) all over the internet, I just usually keep my mouth shut because I'm never sure if I'm closer to being banned or re-modded anymore. :D

OK, I think the error is in my new host now.

otakufridge.com
coolay.com
skysenshi.com

are all pointing to hentaineko.com's old host. The funny thing about this is that...they have never been hosted in hentaineko.com's host (since they're all non-adult sites and HN's host is a bit more expensive).

My new host has the DNS now. My domains have resolved for nearly a week and they're still pointing to a host they've never been in.

If the problem is with your host's DNS, you could always try using your registrar's DNS or a third party DNS service (such as ZoneEdit.com or EveryDNS.net) instead.

How do you do this with virtual hosting? Do you point the A record to the IP address?

A records *always* point to an IP
the www host record either as A or CNAME
add entry in the virtual-hosts / apache configs etc

Or use the features in your control panel

I'm of the mind to use namecheap.com's DNS now because I'm getting frustrated with my host's DNS services.

All my domains are using one IP. Would namecheap's DNS thingy still recognize which domain goes where if I point all their A records to that IP?

its not namecheaps job to care ;) the decision about which site is done by *your* webserver - dns just returns the ip (ultimately)

Nope, it's not namecheap's job, but they sure do a good job on their end. I used them now for my DNS needs, too. They um...kinda work better at handling DNS than my host, provided the host "knows" what domains are supposed to reside with them.

I feel like gushing over namecheap. ^_^