Still getting “parked” page at directnic.com
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OK, I’ve spent the $10 and added mydomain.com to point to mydomain.wordpress.com. I’ve followed the directions and everything seems like it should be good, except when I type mydomain.com in my browser I get a parked page at directnic.com (where I purchase the domain). If I log in to my wordpress account and click on the “visit site” tab, I get the same directnic.com parked page.
I know it can take time to propogate (I did the job about 2 hours ago), but I’ve gone to dnsstuff(dot)com and it’s correctly showing Nameserver 1: NS1.WORDPRESS.COM, Nameserver 2: NS2.WORDPRESS.COM, Nameserver 3: NS3.WORDPRESS.COM which I entered per the instructions.
Can someone let me know why I’d still getting a “directnicparking.com page??
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It can take 24-48 hours for a nameserver change to propagate through the internet domain name servers. Personally with one of mine, it took 72 hours for it to settle down and be consistent.
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thesacredpath – Thanks for the response.
The directions at… http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/11/10/domain-mapping/ say the following…
“Then you need to wait. DNS propagation could take up to 72 hours – though it is frequently less. Go to http://dnsstuff.com. At the bottom of the page there is a WHOIS Lookup box – enter your domain name. If it says our nameservers, you can proceed here. If it does not you need to wait some more until it does. Once updated, go to your blog click Settings > Domains. Put your domain name in the box, click ‘Add domain to blog’.”
It doesn’t make sense to me that wordpress was able to recognize the dns update, yet neither me nor my users are able to use mydomain.com to get to my site. My original mydomain.wordpress.com address doesn’t even work in the mean time. This is not good, as my readers are going to be confused. If there’s no way around this I understand. If that’s the case, I do think the directions at the FAQ should be updated to add… “…this does not mean the web address will work immediately and it could still take up to 72 hours to propogate…” or something to the effect.
Do others second thesacredpath’s contention that even though wordpress acknowledged the change, it’s still not live? If so, that doesn’t make sense to me.
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tsp is right. And since you have not provided a link to your wordpress.COM blog, we can’t even look to see if we can access the site.
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http://handsontheheartland.com (and prior to the change it was http://handsontheheartland.wordpress.com).
Sorry I didn’t leave that before…
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And when I click on the address, it properly is directing me to your blog. (Consider changing the link in your user name to your blog here.)
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Well, that’s interesting because neither is working for me and both still go to directnic’s parked page. Sounds like it is starting to propogate around though, so I’ll find some patience and check back later. Thanks for your help.
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Takes me to the blog also
If your still experiencing the problem with it redirecting you
to the parked page. Then I recommend clearing your Cache & cookies
then restart your browser. > Browser Issues -
When someone types a domain name into a browser address bar, the internet domain name servers are queried to find out the numbered address so that it can go to the correct place. Until all of those domain name servers have the information on your DNS change, you are going to get spotty results. With my last change, I could go to my site and everything was fine. If I clicked on another link to another page or post on my site, I’d get the parked domain page. I’d then hit the browser back button and instead of seeing my site I would again get the parked domain page. I’d then try another link and see my site.
Typically within 12 hours, you are going to be getting spotty results, and within 24, things typically will settle down, but like I said, it took 72 with mine. It’s the internet, not instant pudding. I’m still amazed that then internet even works given hundreds of millions of things that have to go just right.
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Today alone, and the day isn’t over:
* 357,751,838 domains deleted (require removal from each and every DNS throughout the world)
* 116,718 new domains created (require adding to each and every DNS throughout the world)
* 86,833 domains expired (require removal from each and every DNS throughout the world)
* 97,134 domains transfered (require updating of information on each and every DNS throughout the world)That is a lot of work for the Domain Namer Servers.
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I did run CCleaner earlier to be sure my cache and cookies were cleared. Back at my office now and still getting the same old parked page. Knowing that others are actually getting to the blog is good to hear and it should just be a matter of time. Thanks for everyone’s replies.
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jpb, DNS is decentralized, so changes such of this aren’t reflected everywhere in the world at once. They can also be dependent on the computer and network you are using. (Some computers and DNS servers will cache old results for far longer than they are supposed to).
Your new domain is working fine from here (Australia).
If you’re still seeing the old result, you could try emptying the DNS cache on your computer. In Windows, go to the Start menu / Run and type this command:
ipconfig /flushdns
In OS X Leopard, run this in a terminal window:
dscacheutil -flushcache
On other computers or if that doesn’t help a good old reboot might do it. Failing that you should talk to your IT department, ask if your local DNS servers might be caching the old result.
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All is looking good now and thanks again for everyone’s help.
Before I go, I do think the wordpress instructions should restate after the last step something to the effect of “be very patient Danielsone, because even though wordpress may acknowledge the change and let you finish the process, it can still take up to 72 hours before YOU may actually see the change” take affect.
I know it details that fact BEFORE you try to finish the last step. With it not being the last note I think it leads people to think that once wordpress acknowledges the change (and let’s you finish the process) that the user should also be able to view the change live. Again, I understand that the updating of the DNS varies from one computer/server to the next, but once wordpress acknowledges the change, there’s got to be a lot of users out their confused – and more importantly users who are unsure if they’ve done the process correctly.
It’s one thing to have to wait 72 hours for a change to occur. It’s another to have to wonder for 72 hours whether you’ve done it correctly.
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