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Changing DNS

Any time you make a DNS (domain name server) change it takes around 24-48 hours to complete. During this proprogation time routers all over the world are updating their cache. This causes your site to be up and down randomly during the first 48 hours for different people at different times. Think of dns like a zip code. If you don't put a zip code on your mail the post office doesn't know where to send it. Domains are the same way if they don't have the DNS the internet doesn't know what server to send your request to.

Making The Changes

Every registar has a different procedure for changing your domains DNS, however they are all done basically the same way. The welcome email you received from us provides you with the name servers you need to change your domain to. You will then take those name servers to wherever you bought your domain, and fill them in for your domain name.

Your name servers should look something like...

ns3.3ewebhosting.com
ns4.3ewebhosting.com

(do not use the above unless told so in your welcome email. We have several DNS so please check your welcome letter for DNS information)

For different Domain registars, they should have very detail instruction how to change DNS. Please go to your domain register to change your DNS. If you do have some diffculties to change your DNS, you can submit your domain registers a trouble ticket. I believe they will work for you.

If you ask us to register domains for you. We will register the domain manually and change the DNS for you. If you register domain in power hoster, you steill need go to your account to change your DNS. PowerHoster is domain reseller of godaddy.

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