How long should I wait for domain name to update..

ArtWilliams · 2009-09-14, 09:45 AM

I usually find that it takes less than four hours.

Without getting too technical, there are domain name servers all over the world and these are continually updated. It may take 24 hours for all of them to record your domain info but generally many of them will be quickly updated.

If it is more than a week then something is wrong. If you have a virtual account then make sure that you've correctly updated the name server info that your host gave you. (If you have a VPS or dedicated server then it can be more complicated as there is a whole lot more you can mess up.)

2009-09-14, 09:45 AM	#1
ArtWilliams You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 6,244	I usually find that it takes less than four hours. Without getting too technical, there are domain name servers all over the world and these are continually updated. It may take 24 hours for all of them to record your domain info but generally many of them will be quickly updated. If it is more than a week then something is wrong. If you have a virtual account then make sure that you've correctly updated the name server info that your host gave you. (If you have a VPS or dedicated server then it can be more complicated as there is a whole lot more you can mess up.) Last edited by ArtWilliams; 2009-09-14 at 09:47 AM..