My website still wont load for me

Mondo · 25-08-2008, 12:28

This is the events so far as the site still don't work for me at home.

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The site seems to be still down for me, it has been 3 days since it went live when i change over the DNS server but i still cannot view it in my home (I did for a bit but now its down). It works for some friends in other part of the country but i am still having problems seeing it. Not only that, my emails xxx at raymondlin dot net also stops functioning too, outlook cannot retrieve it, and i can't get to my control panel in the email too.........which is really odd, i have tried both FF and IE so its not a browser problem.

The email control panel is locate at http://bludomain35.com:2082/ and that page doesn't even load up for me.

Thanks.

and then he emailed back with this.

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what DNS numbers did you direct your domain name to. IT should be:

nsxxxx.dizinc.com
nsxxxx.dizinc.com

not that there is no D at the beginning of the DNS numbers.

HArald

So i wrote back with

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This is what i put in as that is what you gave me.

Regards

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> 1. Call the company who registered your domain
> ( if you have already been contacted by Whitney regarding a domain you purchased through us ... then you are set to go live!)
>
> 2. Ask your domain company to rename your name servers to these settings below
>
> dnsxxxx.dizinc.com
> dnsxxxx.dizinc.com

Who is right? Is there a D at the start of the numbers?

Mark · 25-08-2008, 12:35

They need someone to teach them how to configure DNS zones. The way you have it now - NS (without the D). DNS (with the D) has been configured incorrectly and resolves to some random server in Brazil.

If you're still getting an old address, you need to flush DNS. That's ipconfig /flushdns on Windows. Not sure what other OS's use, but a reboot should almost always do the trick.

PS - there was no point masking out the 'xxx' - took me about 5 seconds to fill in the blanks.

Mondo · 25-08-2008, 12:42

Is the DNS address a security problem if i show it?

Mark · 25-08-2008, 12:54

DNS information for a public website is public information whether you choose to show it or not - site won't work without it.

PS - I can get your home address the same way I got the DNS. That would be where the risk would be, if you're suitably paranoid.

Mondo · 25-08-2008, 13:01

I'll leave it then, as for the original problem, i've put it at the following now.

nsxxxx.dizinc.com
nsxxxx.dizinc.com

Which is correctmundo?

p.s. you've been a great help in all this mark

Mark · 25-08-2008, 13:12

Yes, that all seems correct. I see you've added a Blog link to the homepage.

divine · 25-08-2008, 13:15

Indeed, as mark says, if anyone wants to, putting raymondlin.net in a WHOIS search engine, brings up all sorts of info, including those DNS addresses and your home address, mobile number and email.

That's mostly why I chose a .co.uk domain, as it allowed me to opt out of displaying such data publicly, I don't think you can do that with a .net

Mondo · 25-08-2008, 13:28

This is weird...

http://raymondlin.net works for me but www.raymondlin.net doesn't

Mondo · 25-08-2008, 13:29

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Originally Posted by divine

Indeed, as mark says, if anyone wants to, putting raymondlin.net in a WHOIS search engine, brings up all sorts of info, including those DNS addresses and your home address, mobile number and email.

That's mostly why I chose a .co.uk domain, as it allowed me to opt out of displaying such data publicly, I don't think you can do that with a .net

Holy crap, didn't know that !

Burble · 25-08-2008, 13:30

They both work for me and they're both pointing to the same IP address so you may need to flush your DNS cache. Close your web browser, open a command prompt and do 'ipconfig /flushdns' then try again.

25-08-2008, 12:35	#2
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	They need someone to teach them how to configure DNS zones. The way you have it now - NS (without the D). DNS (with the D) has been configured incorrectly and resolves to some random server in Brazil. If you're still getting an old address, you need to flush DNS. That's ipconfig /flushdns on Windows. Not sure what other OS's use, but a reboot should almost always do the trick. PS - there was no point masking out the 'xxx' - took me about 5 seconds to fill in the blanks. Last edited by Mark; 25-08-2008 at 12:37.

25-08-2008, 12:42	#3
Mondo Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,174	Is the DNS address a security problem if i show it? __________________ My Website / MSN / Email / Flickr / Blog

25-08-2008, 12:54	#4
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	DNS information for a public website is public information whether you choose to show it or not - site won't work without it. PS - I can get your home address the same way I got the DNS. That would be where the risk would be, if you're suitably paranoid. Last edited by Mark; 25-08-2008 at 12:59.

25-08-2008, 13:01	#5
Mondo Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,174	I'll leave it then, as for the original problem, i've put it at the following now. nsxxxx.dizinc.com nsxxxx.dizinc.com Which is correctmundo? p.s. you've been a great help in all this mark __________________ My Website / MSN / Email / Flickr / Blog

25-08-2008, 13:15	#7
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	Indeed, as mark says, if anyone wants to, putting raymondlin.net in a WHOIS search engine, brings up all sorts of info, including those DNS addresses and your home address, mobile number and email. That's mostly why I chose a .co.uk domain, as it allowed me to opt out of displaying such data publicly, I don't think you can do that with a .net __________________

25-08-2008, 13:12	#6
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Yes, that all seems correct. I see you've added a Blog link to the homepage.

25-08-2008, 13:28	#8
Mondo Absinthe Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,174	This is weird... http://raymondlin.net works for me but www.raymondlin.net doesn't __________________ My Website / MSN / Email / Flickr / Blog

25-08-2008, 13:30	#10
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	They both work for me and they're both pointing to the same IP address so you may need to flush your DNS cache. Close your web browser, open a command prompt and do 'ipconfig /flushdns' then try again.