Speed Racer
02-08-2005, 03:53 AM
First of all let me tell you that all the accounts on the server were moved to a new server as the old one had some issues with it. The issue you were having with the test page not showing up was because you were uploading it to the old server (caesar.solidwebhosting.com : 64.46.120.75). But your site is currently resolving to the new one (209.59.142.198). Please upload it to the server where internetmediastudio.com is hosted currently i.e; ftp to the new server.
I hope the information was helpful for you. If you have any further questions, please do let us know. We would be glad to be of any help.
Thank you.
Regards,
Support Team
Essentially what the above means is this: Recently, the web host decided to move all my domains to a new server at their data center. This new server has a different IP address.
Now, for those of you who don't understand how an IP address works in regard to the internet, I'll briefly explain. IP addressing is similar to your physical street address, or your phone number. It's a destination (if you will) and it pertains to our web server in this manner ...
www.celicasupra.com used to = 64.46.120.75
www.celicasupra.com now = 209.59.142.198
Since the web host decided to change the IP address on me (without any notification AT ALL) what we've been experiencing is called domain/IP propagation. When a domain changes hosts, or in this case just the physical IP that it terminates to, it can take anywhere between 24 to 48 hours for the propagation process to complete. Ok...so you're wondering still, why was the forum screwing up? Why were posts here one minute, and then they were gone?
I'll explain...
1) A few days ago, the web host changed the IP for the server that all my sites (including CelicaSupra.com) reside on. We used to live at 64.46.120.75 ... and now we don't.
2) Because of the way the internet works, it takes a while for all servers across the web to all see the same thing. This process is called domain propagation, and it can take anywhere from 24 to 48 hours for the process to be complete, ie; all servers are aware that the domain isn't on the old server anymore, it's on the new one now.
3) Every time you use the internet, your route from your computer, through your ISP and through the various machines across the nation or the world will change. You don't always take the same path to get to your destination when you're visiting a website.
4) Some servers on the net will see the new IP address location, while others will still see the old one. Because of this problem (during propagation), when you view www.celicasupra.com, you were sometimes seeing the OLD server and IP address, and then sometimes you were seeing the NEW one. Finally this all settles down, and every time you return to the site, you will be resolving the "new" IP in your Internet Explorer, Netscape or Mozilla Firefox etc.
4) The reason why your posts "appeared" to vanish is, without you knowing it you may have been posting to the old server. A bit later, you come back and now the path has changed...and you're seeing the new one, you log in and you go "What the hell? Where'd my post go?" That's because you're seeing the new server on THIS visit and your post and/or thread was never actually created on it in the first place. Got it?
Hopefully this makes sense to you all, and I thank you for your patience during this mess. I have another email to compose to the webhost which will be something to the effect of "Why the HELL wasn't I notified about this IP address change, or did you not think it was important to let your customers & account resellers know?"
This may take a little while before the propagation completes...so please hang in there.
Class dismissed.
I hope the information was helpful for you. If you have any further questions, please do let us know. We would be glad to be of any help.
Thank you.
Regards,
Support Team
Essentially what the above means is this: Recently, the web host decided to move all my domains to a new server at their data center. This new server has a different IP address.
Now, for those of you who don't understand how an IP address works in regard to the internet, I'll briefly explain. IP addressing is similar to your physical street address, or your phone number. It's a destination (if you will) and it pertains to our web server in this manner ...
www.celicasupra.com used to = 64.46.120.75
www.celicasupra.com now = 209.59.142.198
Since the web host decided to change the IP address on me (without any notification AT ALL) what we've been experiencing is called domain/IP propagation. When a domain changes hosts, or in this case just the physical IP that it terminates to, it can take anywhere between 24 to 48 hours for the propagation process to complete. Ok...so you're wondering still, why was the forum screwing up? Why were posts here one minute, and then they were gone?
I'll explain...
1) A few days ago, the web host changed the IP for the server that all my sites (including CelicaSupra.com) reside on. We used to live at 64.46.120.75 ... and now we don't.
2) Because of the way the internet works, it takes a while for all servers across the web to all see the same thing. This process is called domain propagation, and it can take anywhere from 24 to 48 hours for the process to be complete, ie; all servers are aware that the domain isn't on the old server anymore, it's on the new one now.
3) Every time you use the internet, your route from your computer, through your ISP and through the various machines across the nation or the world will change. You don't always take the same path to get to your destination when you're visiting a website.
4) Some servers on the net will see the new IP address location, while others will still see the old one. Because of this problem (during propagation), when you view www.celicasupra.com, you were sometimes seeing the OLD server and IP address, and then sometimes you were seeing the NEW one. Finally this all settles down, and every time you return to the site, you will be resolving the "new" IP in your Internet Explorer, Netscape or Mozilla Firefox etc.
4) The reason why your posts "appeared" to vanish is, without you knowing it you may have been posting to the old server. A bit later, you come back and now the path has changed...and you're seeing the new one, you log in and you go "What the hell? Where'd my post go?" That's because you're seeing the new server on THIS visit and your post and/or thread was never actually created on it in the first place. Got it?
Hopefully this makes sense to you all, and I thank you for your patience during this mess. I have another email to compose to the webhost which will be something to the effect of "Why the HELL wasn't I notified about this IP address change, or did you not think it was important to let your customers & account resellers know?"
This may take a little while before the propagation completes...so please hang in there.
Class dismissed.