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Long time for DNS propagation

7/22/2011 20:34

Hello,

I had registered buzzmarks.in around 5 days ago. I set it up the same day, the site was accessible for a few hours and then later on it gave me the "Server not found error".

Using some tools I found that the DNS has not propagated fully, if so how was I able to access it for some time after I set it up.

Are there any ways using which DNS propagation can be speed-ed up.

Kindly help.
Thanks.

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Posted By teamdynadot

7/24/2011 15:44

Hello,

There is, unfortunately, no way to speed up DNS propagation. That said, 5 days should be long enough. It sounds like you may have a caching issue or perhaps misconfigured Name Servers. It is also possible that your hosting provider simply has not yet added your domain to their database.

There are a couple of good tools in your Dynadot account that should help you pin-point the issue. I suggest you do an IP lookup to check your settings and also use the Snapshot tool to get an un-cached view of your domain.

How do I access the IP lookup tool?

To do an IP lookup, please follow these steps:

Sign in to your Dynadot account.
Select "My Domains" from the left-side menu bar and click "Manage Domains" in the drop-down.
Find the domain name you want to check and click on the ellipsis next to the lock icon.
Choose "ip lookup" from the list.

Your page should look like what is shown below:

The IP lookup will load in a new browser tab.

From Help Section: Account & Domain Management > How do I access the IP lookup tool?

How do I access the website snapshot tool?

Our website snapshot tool allows you to see what your website homepage looks like. The reason you may want to use this tool is to see if you're seeing a different - cached - version of your website.

To see your website's snapshot, please follow these steps:

Sign in to your Dynadot account.
Select "My Domains" from the left-side menu bar and click "Manage Domains" in the drop-down.
Click the ellipsis icon (...) beside the domain and choose "snapshot" from the dropdown.
A pop-up window will appear showing you a current snapshot of your website.

From Help Section: Account & Domain Management > How do I access the website snapshot ...

Best Regards,

Dynadot Staff

[This post has been edited by dynadot_staff on Jul 24, 2011 3:45pm.]

[This post has been edited by dynadot_staff on Jul 24, 2011 3:45pm.]

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