Hey. Just recently i registered a domain name with namecheap.com. Everything was working fine...until now. When i try to access my site using the domain name, i end up on the default namespace page instead of my site. It was approximately 14 hours ago that i registered my domain name, so it may still be propagating. Is it normal for a domain name to be working fine, and then suddenly stop working during the first 12-48 hour period? Or should i contact namecheap and see whats going on? This is the first domain name ive purchased, so yes, i am a beginner. All help is greatly appreciated.
When i first got the domain i set the nameservers to those given by my host, and never changed it again.
Or you can do this if you cant wait... 1. Open C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc 2. Open the file named "hosts" with notepad 3. Add an additional line to the file. 4. On that additional line type the ip of the site you are trying to access, hit your tab key, then type the domain with or with out the www of the site you are trying to access. This overrides any dns lookup. You also have to access the site the exact same way that you type the domain in ur hosts file.