propagation issues?

I pointed a domain to my hosting, put inthe correct ns records.

obviously i set up the hosting up my end.

tried to FTP and i cannot connect - its been 80 hours or so and still i cannot access the site or FTP.

ideas???

 

Sorry to hear that.

Can you access the site using HTTP?

Can you list your URL here?

 

Are you able to access the site or FTP via the IP for your domain itself? If so, it does sound like there may be a DNS issue. As mentos stated, can you list your URL?

 

try flushing your dns on your computer and make sure your check all your setting

 

You can try using IP first. 80 hours maybe not just DNS

 

You should connect via FTP in 10 minutes after account creation. If you can't contact your web host and ask to fix or help you.

 

Many Thanks guys for the quick response.

It propagated after 95 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

must have been the bank holiday or something


thanks to all that responded

 

Most-likely some local dns glitch, you can use hosttracker or justping to check that propagation

 

For future reference, look at the TTL for your domain. It's typically set to 8hrs by default. I recommend doing the following before making any major DNS change regarding existing domains. Set the TTL to 300 (5 minutes) about 2 weeks prior to making the change. This way when you do make a change it should take about 5 minutes or so to propagate.

 

lol, Domain Propagation takes maximum 24 hours only.

 

Not correct. It might take up 72 hours
@OP: contact your current web hosting provider and ask for a help.

 

yeah why lol ?? ( the bank holiday comment was a joke )
and yes propagation somtimes take 72 hours that why I posted

cheers serverpoint, the registrar had a problem ( too technical for me to understand )
cheers

 

You're both incorrect.

The time it takes is dependent on multiple factors. The first of which is what the TTL in the zone file is set to. Default is typically 86600 seconds, or 24 hours.
If its higher, it will take longer. If its shorter, it will take less time.

Also, not every name server out there follows RFC's. That said, some can out and out ignore the TTL entirely. AOL was typical of this at one time. Not sure if they still are. So if a NS is not reloading at regular intervals (typically every 8 hours) old data can and will remain cached for even longer.

In reality there really is no set time with which it takes for full propagation to occur.

 

Cheers Mia, thanks for the advice - however propagation can take up to 72 hours ( or in my case 90 ) - however thanks for the advice

 

I find it helps to use different DNS servers than provided by many ISP's, as they only update their cache every so often, as stated above by Mia. OpenDNS is the one I use the most, as the servers are very fast, and the updates have never taken more than a few hours when changing settings within a domain name.

 

Cheers Chris , I try to use open DNS ( however not this time )
thanks for the update

 

If it is taking that long for you, I suggest looking at your TTL in your zone file. It really should not take that long globally.

 

95 hours? wow...i would not be a happy camper! You sound like a patient person good luck with the site.