Different Search Results - based on toolbar or google.com

[cabana]

I was noticing that when I searched google via my google toolbar I am getting different results than I do when I search via www.google.com

Any idea why this is happening. Maybe there is a update going that I wasn't aware of and I am hitting a staging server? You guys are the pros I am sure someone will have the answer.

Thanks!

[BillyS]

cabana -

Although I'm not big on DC watching, I have noticed there are at least two distinct sets of results on Google right now. It may be that you're simply hitting two different DCs with each search type.

[ashear]

Exactly, if you perform a basic nslookup you will see multiple ip's. Data can change from one DC to another and not be consistant for up to an hour in some cases.

bash-3.00$ nslookup google.com

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: google.com
Address: 64.233.167.99
Name: google.com
Address: 64.233.187.99
Name: google.com
Address: 72.14.207.99

bash-3.00$ nslookup toolbarqueries.google.com

Non-authoritative answer:
toolbarqueries.google.com canonical name = toolbarqueries.l.google.com.
Name: toolbarqueries.l.google.com
Address: 216.239.57.99
Name: toolbarqueries.l.google.com
Address: 216.239.57.103
Name: toolbarqueries.l.google.com
Address: 216.239.57.104
Name: toolbarqueries.l.google.com
Address: 216.239.57.147

bash-3.00$