Weird DNS Problem

The Equivocate · 11-05-2005, 01:33 PM

Yesterday afternoon I changed the DNS of my site from a Sedo parking page to my own servers. A few minutes later I was getting the new DNS and was able to set up a splash page and a forum.

I get on today to do more work, and the Sedo page is coming up again! I refreshed, cleared the temporary internet files, and it still doesn't work. I even tried to use Internet Explorer, but it wouldn't even load anything (got an error).

What could possibly be going on?

yoink78 · 11-05-2005, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by The Equivocate

Yesterday afternoon I changed the DNS of my site from a Sedo parking page to my own servers. A few minutes later I was getting the new DNS and was able to set up a splash page and a forum.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/the-break-room/137780-weird-dns-problem.html

I get on today to do more work, and the Sedo page is coming up again! I refreshed, cleared the temporary internet files, and it still doesn't work. I even tried to use Internet Explorer, but it wouldn't even load anything (got an error).

What could possibly be going on?

What's your url? Have you checked www.whois.sc to see what nameserver your site is officially set to, to see for sure if it's still for some strange reason set to sedo?

The Equivocate · 11-05-2005, 03:06 PM

The nameservers are set correctly; and besides, it was working with the new nameservers yesterday.

I think it's just that whatever ISP my school uses is being weird, because I had other people go to the URL and they get the new splash page, and I used a proxy and was able to access the new page as well, so I guess I just have to wait for the ISP to get the new DNS entries...

yoink78 · 11-05-2005, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by The Equivocate

The nameservers are set correctly; and besides, it was working with the new nameservers yesterday.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=137780

I think it's just that whatever ISP my school uses is being weird, because I had other people go to the URL and they get the new splash page, and I used a proxy and was able to access the new page as well, so I guess I just have to wait for the ISP to get the new DNS entries...

That's strange. That must be one crappy isp to have dns entries that outdated. lol

The Equivocate · 11-05-2005, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by yoink78

That's strange. That must be one crappy isp to have dns entries that outdated. lol

But its not even that its "outdated," when I changed the DNS yesterday afternoon, it changed in like 10 minutes and it was using the new DNS servers, and then today I get on, and it's changed back? Yet other people and proxies show the new server. It's almost like just my univ's ISP reverted back to older DNS entries.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=137780

It's strange indeed..

Rom · 11-05-2005, 04:10 PM

Woah... It's really weird... o.O

yoink78 · 11-06-2005, 07:41 AM

I think this ISP may be an unexplained mystery to science.

lol

The Equivocate · 11-06-2005, 12:09 PM

Guess what? The same thing happened again. It was working yesterday and I was able to go in and work on the forums - now it's back to the old Sedo page. Now it's just getting frustrating.

SimpleMan · 11-06-2005, 12:22 PM

That's happened to me before - just give it a few days and it will eventually switch over. It's something related to the ISP or cookies but I haven't quite figured out where the problem lies.

sunken · 11-06-2005, 01:54 PM

I've also had pages that reverted back the next day. Not sure why it happens. Maybe one of the nameservers propogates several before it gets the new information from the source? Just a guess...It does usually get straightened out though a day or so later.

yoink78 · 11-06-2005, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by sunken

I've also had pages that reverted back the next day. Not sure why it happens. Maybe one of the nameservers propogates several before it gets the new information from the source? Just a guess...It does usually get straightened out though a day or so later.

I think it's time they get a new isp...

yoink78 · 11-06-2005, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by microdude431

The isp must just be really slow. Like others said, give it a few days!

What type of isp is it?

sdsinc · 11-06-2005, 05:53 PM

Most likely is that your ISP is using cached DNS info.
To check your settings real time go to
http://www.dnsstuff.com/
then DNS lookup to the right, enter your domain name, select NS in combo box and click Lookup

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The Equivocate Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,578	Weird DNS Problem Yesterday afternoon I changed the DNS of my site from a Sedo parking page to my own servers. A few minutes later I was getting the new DNS and was able to set up a splash page and a forum. I get on today to do more work, and the Sedo page is coming up again! I refreshed, cleared the temporary internet files, and it still doesn't work. I even tried to use Internet Explorer, but it wouldn't even load anything (got an error). What could possibly be going on?

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11-05-2005, 03:06 PM	THREAD STARTER #3 (permalink)
The Equivocate Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,578	The nameservers are set correctly; and besides, it was working with the new nameservers yesterday. I think it's just that whatever ISP my school uses is being weird, because I had other people go to the URL and they get the new splash page, and I used a proxy and was able to access the new page as well, so I guess I just have to wait for the ISP to get the new DNS entries...

11-05-2005, 04:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rom Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,443	Woah... It's really weird... o.O

11-06-2005, 07:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
yoink78 NamePros Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 177	I think this ISP may be an unexplained mystery to science. lol

11-06-2005, 12:09 PM	THREAD STARTER #8 (permalink)
The Equivocate Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,578	Guess what? The same thing happened again. It was working yesterday and I was able to go in and work on the forums - now it's back to the old Sedo page. Now it's just getting frustrating.

11-06-2005, 12:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
SimpleMan NamePros Expert Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 5,050	That's happened to me before - just give it a few days and it will eventually switch over. It's something related to the ISP or cookies but I haven't quite figured out where the problem lies.

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