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Why does DNS return alternately old and new addresses when you change nameservers for a website move?

Registrars warn you that the process of moving a site (and changing nameservers to do so) can take up to 48 hours to propagate. That's one thing - but why in the process of propagation does it work ...
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Is it wise to use a VPS as a Mail, Name, and Web Server

I've just bought a VPS from 6sync, and initially I was planning to use it as just a mail server for my business. However, while planning what I wanted it to do, I realised I could also do with a ...
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I can't get my domain to point to my server

I have bought a domain on Crazy Domains called techitproductions.com And at home i have a Linux Ubuntu Server running Apache, php5, ispconfig, courier mail etc... I have port forwarded port 80, 8888 ...
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Configuring clients to use a specific nameserver for a domain?

Right now I have a multiple nameservers defined in my /etc/resolv.conf but they are all used for all lookups. What I would like to do is specify which domain server is used for which toplevel domain, ...
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How do I determine the IP address of my ISP's nameservers? (/etc/resolv.conf only shows the default gateway)

My home server is connected to the router. This is the output of the /etc/resolv.conf file nameserver 192.168.1.1 How do I determine the IP address of my ISP's nameservers?
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Do i have to create folders for new domain names?

I already have a hosting server with an existing name-server. I just purchased 3 domain names from a different vendor and supplied them with the correct name servers. Do I have to create the ...
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How to create name servers in DirectAdmin with one IP?

I have a dedicated server with DA installed, and only one IP address. How can I define a name server to point my domain to on the server? I found this guide but it talks about two IP addresses; I ...
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FQDN format in Bind zone

I'm looking over a file in a zone file: wakken.external.no ; $ORIGIN wakken.extenal.no. @ IN SOA master.removed.com. root.removed.com. ( ; ; Note: Increase serial number as part of modifying this ...
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BIND9 for local web server [closed]

I have a web server on my local network with a couple domains facing the internet. When I visit these domains from within the network I'm directed to my routers configuration page due to hairpin NAT. ...
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Error Using RockMelt Browser

When visiting my website using a browser called RockMelt I get the following error: requested range is not satisfiable Any ideas on how I can fix this issue?
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new server + domain: what to do with nameserver and dns?

I've set up a new server (Ubuntu server) (own IP) and now I need to redirect my domain to that server. How?? The domain provider (separate from server provider and separate from my isp) controls the ...
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Why common two IP addresses for two nameservers in one server

In this common case: ns1.domain.com: IP1 ns2.domain.com: IP2 What I know the two IP addresses used like if one unreachable, the other will use as a secondary choice and user still can access the ...
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DNS NAmeserver Aname and cname records

I am inexperienced in the configuration of DNS and have an issue with dominan hosting set up. I have two domains 'www.mydomain1.com' and 'www.mydomain2.com', with mydomain2 pointed at the same place ...
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Setup DNS on my server so I can put my IPs in as nameservers of my domain provider

Basically, my unmanaged VPS provider doesn't supply me with nameserver which I can use with my domain provider to route domain to my server. As I've been told: You need to configure the custom ...
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Maximum number of DNS servers in Windows

What is the maximum of nameservers one can enter in Windows? Are there differences in different versions? Linux has a maximum of three, which is set in /usr/include/resolv.h: # define MAXNS ...
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Setup DNS server on a Leopard machine?

What is the easiest way to setup a DNS server on a Leopard machine? Does Leopard come with a DNS server? My Leopard machine's virtual name is abc.local. I want to add this to the DNS server.
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How can browsers in VMs resolve hostnames of websites on parent PC?

I have a number of local websites in development on my Windows PC, set up as virtual hosts within Apache, with hostnames (along the lines of dev.example.com) resolved via the hosts file, so I can test ...
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removing the .local in local network name serving

I have several local machines; I use a OSX 10.6 machine to do most of the serving. Annoyingly, it postfixes its network name with .local. How would I set up a system so that I could access it by its ...