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  1. #1
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    length of time for nameserver to propogate?

    I changed my nameserver yesterday afternoon. How long typically, should I expect the nameserver change to take place? It's been well over a day and it's still not in effect. What's the typical wait?

  2. #2
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    Jan 2002
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    Melbourne, AU
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    Last time I changed nameservers, it took nearly 3 days.

    Apparently, I have a slack ISP


    Lats...

  3. #3
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    Oct 2001
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    It takes me about 30 hours usually.

  4. #4
    48 hours is not unusual, however the DNS caches throughout the Internet may mess you up for weeks...

    -t
    myOstrich Internet - OpenSRS Domain Names & Digital Certificates
    http://www.myostrich.net

  5. #5
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    My most recent domain took a full 72 hours to resolve--at least where from where I sit. You might want to do a traceroute--either on the web or via telnet on a distant server--to see if the name is resolving to its IP number. If it is, could be that your ISP's cache has not been updated.

  6. #6

    Varies so much

    Depends on the registrar....the time of day....and other factors. However, I have seen tremendous improvement recently-hope it holds. Using dotster, my sites are averaging 24 hours over the last two months.

  7. #7
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    Re: Varies so much

    Originally posted by Incognito
    Depends on the registrar....the time of day....and other factors. However, I have seen tremendous improvement recently-hope it holds. Using dotster, my sites are averaging 24 hours over the last two months.
    I use Dotster too. In the past, it's been a little over 24 hours. Finally, this morning it has propogated. Took the full 72 hours this time...

  8. #8
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    Aug 2001
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    St. Louis, MO
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    From what I understand your registrar should send the update to upstream to the root servers at 5:00am and 5:00pm nightly. From there it will take a good 48 hours for it to propogate to the routers across the internet.

    A good primer is at:

    http://www.freehostingweb.com/tutorials_about_dns.html

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Feb 2002
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    I use OpenSRS and mine are updated in the InterNIC whois registry usually within 12 hours. The InterNIC updates every 12 hours.

    The problem I sometime have is with my ISP. That is usually where the delay comes into play. Often a change will work for one person and not for others who are using other internet connections.

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