the changing of the IP address of the Dns server

shifting of DNS server to new IP

[Himanshu]

I have got a Domain registered with The network solutions , it is pointing to some IP , now i want to change my server to a new machine whicv is more power. I know thw IP needs to be changed for the new Machine. but

1) should i need to inform Internic for this , or network solution will take care of it

2)What is approx time it takes to reflect the new IP DNS

Pliz help me or pass me the url from where i wil get this info

Himanshu

[IanTurner]

If you want some (small amount of) downtime you don't need to change the IP address, you can just replace the machine and give the new machine the same IP address as the old one. You will have to make sure the old one is off your network /internet for this to work.

[claus]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld himanshu :)

1) i believe network solutions can do it for you, although i've never used their service myself. I see they do provide DNS service as well, so just tell them that you want to switch to another IP.

2) It takes from a few hours and up. That depends on how you do it. It's not just your name servers that need to be informed, the changes must be reflected in all the other name servers of the world. This is called "to propagate".

Best thing is to set the TTL (Time To Live) of your DNS records down to zero a little while before your change of IP. Then the nameservers of the world will know that they should not cache your old IP but in stead watch out for changes. The change should propagate faster that way.

/claus