Re: [cobalt-users] Raq2: DNS question

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tony wrote:

> Never had this happen before:
> 
> 1. Setup new domain through GUI
> 2. Entered primary DNS record through GUI
> 3. Entered WRONG IP address.
> 4. Corrected it 5 minutes later.
> 
> My DLS provider's DNS cached the first incorrect IP:
> ...<proof thereof snipped>...
> The problem is it won't resolve in a browser:
> 
> There was a communication problem.
> Message ID TCP_ERROR
> Problem Description  The system was unable to communicate with the server.
> ...<incorrect guesses as to why snipped>...

> All other sites are fine.  Any ideas?

Sure.  Your TTL (as returned by your queries is 86,400.  That's in
seconds.  86,400 seconds is 1,440 minutes.  That's 24 hours.  That's one
day.

Wait a day, and your ISP's nameserver will expire the record it's got. 
Then when you look again, it'll find the right address.

Jeff
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