Registrars and name servers
 

Is it me, or are some domain registrars slower than others when you change the dns on a site? Or is that a universal thing and sometimes it just takes longer?

If I have a domain with godaddy, or namecheap, and change the dns it's super fast and done within 24 hours for sure. Usually couple hours max.

Another older registrar I use, it's almost 24 hours and STILL the site isn't pointing to the new.

I am going to transfer the names away if this is the case. TOO SLOW.

It is not always the registrar champ. There are other factors involved for DNS propagation.

Have you checked the TTL on the older registrar? It might be set really high.

registrar, local dns servers,... all make a difference

huh? what is TTL? :1orglaugh

yeah well directnic is slow... and their office is like 12 miles away from me... lol

no clue why, no biggie though. :upsidedow

what he said :thumbsup
+ intodns.com :)

No matter the reason, yes, many registrars are significantly slower than GoDaddy, which is one reason we use and recommend them

ok then I'm not crazy... lol thanks!:upsidedow

For sure, some are like turtles. But still a lot faster then 10 years ago. I remember 24-48 hours for DNS to update.

We all know you are crazy! LOL


:winkwink:

TTL should stand for Time To Live I think. A way to backtrace where something came from, since ttl is part of every packet. I remember a story called The Cuckoo's Egg which should be fun watching if you can find the documentary on video. Professor Stoll used the TTL to find the location of a hacker.

ISP's cache stuff too, just like you and me. Sometimes you can end a PPC campaign for example, and still get clicks on it days later. It'll happen in time. But none of this proves sanity! lol

Wait, I never said that. We were discussing TTL with various registrars. Entirely different topic. :winkwink:

also, it may be obvious, but still : flush your local dns cache.
ipconfig /flushdns

Name.com is the fastest I've seen. $9.99 per domain + free whois if you use coupon code: FREEWHOIS. They also have a one time password system so your account is not accessible if your password is keylogged.

Good luck!

geez, I submitted the change Thursday am, it is Saturday night and still not working. I also checked the settings, yes I changed it and it shows.

directnic dns fail lol

I know, refresh/flush/empty cache yeah yeah yeah.... this isn't 1998 anymore, I like things that work on the internets. at least godaddy and namecheap work nice and fast!

/endrant

Depends where their DNS server is, and where you are...physically, on the web - usually takes 48hrs to resolve around the world, but can take a few minutes if you're "nearby"....

:D

It's usually ISP's cache which makes you see the old dns entries. My suggestion would be to use your own DNS server, like "Treewalk".

It usually helps me if had beein in the website before DNS server change.. Then it would take at least 24 hours to start seeing changes, but with treewalk it's a matter of seconds

www.resellerclub.com

Then you can set your own TTL ;)

I know, I know. But I don't have time to set up too many different technical things these days. At $15 a renewal you'd think their dns would change like lightning. lol

I just opened a support ticket. I don't change the oil in my car myself either. lol

blah nevermind.... back to work.

This is true. But it has a lot to do with registrar. Godaddy is basically instantaneous. I have purchased domains from people on other registrars and they have 24-36 hour lead times to even change your DNS status on whois. It is kind of ridiculous.

This is from the support page of MyDomain.com

How long does it take for my website to work after I update my nameservers?
- It may take up to 72 hours for a domain to start working after updating nameservers.

There is no way DNS takes 3 days.