What happened to "instant" dns changes etc? - GoFuckYourself.com

HizAzPhun · 03-23-2006, 06:56 PM

Wasn't that a big deal ... DNS and other registrar changes were supposed to go through instantly now? (as of like a year+ ago?)

What a crock of shit.

baddog · 03-23-2006, 07:30 PM

they usually do, if you aren't seeing the change it is probably because your ISP has you cached.

Gaybucks · 03-23-2006, 09:40 PM

A lot of ISPs still do not honor "Time To Live" data in DNS entries, so when you make a change, even if your TTL is only 20 minutes, some ISPs are only updating their DNS cache once or twice a day. Comcast is guilty of this, and Bellsouth is even worse (sometimes 2+ days).

Also, if your DNS records have a long TTL (24 hours and 3 days are still common among a lot of DNS providers) then the record may not expire out of cache until the TTL expires. (Ask your ISP or DNS provider if this doesn't make sense to you, and don't be afraid to ask more than once, as most front line tech support have little to no idea how DNS works and will tell you almost anything.)

tgpmakers · 03-23-2006, 10:00 PM

Big top level domains like .coms ya but country specific not always and there's always that cache thing.

modF · 03-23-2006, 10:02 PM

When I'm at the office, it's instant. When I'm at home on Comcast, it's usually at least 12-14 hours unless it magically catches it right.

HizAzPhun · 03-24-2006, 02:16 AM

thanks for the info gents. Gaybucks, per your post, I am on Comcast so that might indeed explain why it takes 8+ hours sometimes.

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03-23-2006, 09:40 PM	#3
Gaybucks Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 451	A lot of ISPs still do not honor "Time To Live" data in DNS entries, so when you make a change, even if your TTL is only 20 minutes, some ISPs are only updating their DNS cache once or twice a day. Comcast is guilty of this, and Bellsouth is even worse (sometimes 2+ days). Also, if your DNS records have a long TTL (24 hours and 3 days are still common among a lot of DNS providers) then the record may not expire out of cache until the TTL expires. (Ask your ISP or DNS provider if this doesn't make sense to you, and don't be afraid to ask more than once, as most front line tech support have little to no idea how DNS works and will tell you almost anything.) __________________ Gaybucks.com 100% exclusive American guys - hosted movie galleries - NATS - Boyfunk.com - Boysfeetclub.com - AJsCloset.com- SkylerDeVoss.com ICQ 272-995-402

03-23-2006, 10:00 PM	#4
tgpmakers Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 575	Big top level domains like .coms ya but country specific not always and there's always that cache thing. __________________ http://www.tgpmakers.com/

03-23-2006, 10:02 PM	#5
modF Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,888	When I'm at the office, it's instant. When I'm at home on Comcast, it's usually at least 12-14 hours unless it magically catches it right. __________________ I do things skype:themodF

03-24-2006, 02:16 AM	#6
HizAzPhun Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: vachinatown Posts: 470	thanks for the info gents. Gaybucks, per your post, I am on Comcast so that might indeed explain why it takes 8+ hours sometimes. __________________ see sig.

03-23-2006, 07:30 PM	#2
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	they usually do, if you aren't seeing the change it is probably because your ISP has you cached.