DNS entry for my blog just disappeared. WTF?
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Hi. Something weird has just happened. I just set my blog (nitpickingbastard.wordpress.com) up a week or so ago, and its DNS entry seems to have disappeared today. Can you tell me what’s up?
Thanks much.
Jonathan
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The blog has not disappeared. I see it at http://nitpickingbastard.wordpress.com/
What does this have to do with DNS settings?
The top level domain here is WordPress.com and all blogs hosted by WordPress.com are on .wordpress.COM sub-domains.Are you attempting to forward and mask. There is no support for that as it’s unreliable. If you already own a domain URL that you want to map to from your wordpress.com blog that can be done.
WordPress.com provides free blogs and free hosting for them. WordPress.com does not accept domain name transfers but mapping to an existing domain can be done.
Domain mapping of an existing domain URL that you already own and purchased elsewhere is not done free of charge. You will have to renew the domain name purchase where you made it and the domain mapping purchase here every year.
Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading
Mapping an existing domain costs $13. annually. In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com subdomain blog to map from. If you have registered a .wordpress.com blog you log in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog and purchase a domain name by purchasing an annually renewable domain mapping upgrade for the blog.
See here for mapping an existing domain that you already own http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/
Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades is where you do the primary blog set up knowing it can take between 24 – 72 hours for domain name propagation to take place throughout the internet. You can view the DNS changes here > http://www.whatsmydns.net/ What’s important during that stage is to be patient.
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timethief, what you’re saying is accurate, but that’s not what was happening here. nitpickingbastard is a subdomain/host beneath wordpress.com . When trying to hit nitpickingbastard.wordpress.com from the browser (no forwarding, masking, or anything tricky), I was simply getting a DNS lookup failure, while I had no trouble at all reaching wordpress.com . Just after I posted the question, it reappeared. Might have been some voodoo going on in a nameserver update or similar.
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I can access it http://nitpickingbastard.wordpress.com/ and as you can’t then it’s likely that you have a connectivity issue or a browser related issue.
In order to help you we need to know your specific computing environment details. Please work through what follows and report back.
1. If you are not running one of the browsers and versions listed at http://browsehappy.com/ please try upgrading or switching first.
2. If you are using an IE browser in compatibility mode please disable that mode. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1196-internet-explorer-compatibility-view-turn-off.html
3. If you are running one of the browsers and versions listed at http://browsehappy.com/
(a) Try clearing your browser’s cache http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=32050
If applicable see here for instructions on how to clear the cache for Chrome and Safari on the iPad:
http://browsers.about.com/od/howtousemobilebrowser1/ss/safari-ipad-clear-cache.htm
http://browsers.about.com/od/howtousemobilebrowser1/ss/How-To-Clear-Browsing-Data-In-Chrome-For-Ipad_6.htm(b) Make sure that you have both third-party cookies enabled and JavaScript enabled
http://en.support.wordpress.com/third-party-cookies/
http://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=12654(c) Disable all browser extensions or add-ons temporarily.
(d) Try enabling HTTPS: http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/
Add both *.wordpress.com and *.wp.com to your list of trusted sites under the Security tab. Make sure to uncheck the box for “Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone.” http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/#frequently-asked-questions
4. You can use this link to see if your flash is up to date. http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ If it’s not then go to http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/ and download and install the latest version of flash.
5. Try using another browser.
6. If you are not successful let us know:
(a) Exactly what kind of device you are using to connect to the internet and to WordPress.com.
(b) Exactly which browser (and version of it) you’re using by checking here if necessary http://www.whatbrowser.org/
(c) Exactly what you experience including what any error reports you receive state. -
Just after I posted the question, it reappeared. Might have been some voodoo going on in a nameserver update or similar.
Well that’s good news. Let’s hope it doesn’t screw up again.
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