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Domain Names - How long do DNS changes take?Written By: Brad Markle
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When registering or pointing a domain name, you can expect a propagation time anywhere from 4 to 24 hours, however, we have sometimes seen this occur within 30 minutes. Your ISP may have a caching time as well, so the actual time of propagation can vary. You can always check where your domain is pointing by going to: You will also want to ping your domain locally from your Windows/Mac command prompt to verify what IP you are actually seeing. |
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