Solved: Interesting DNS issue.

[alfa147x]

Backstory:
Bought a domain. Waited a day then bought hosting. Updated DNS records at registar.

Problem: Apartment complex internet isn't updating to the new host. It still throws me back to namcheap's page.

I thought I could fix it by changing DNS servers. I even changed the DNS server to my friend's who lives all the way across town. It works at his place but not mine.


Is there a way for the apt complex's internet provider to force a DNS server on you? I even tried google's (8.8.8.8)

Where should I start? I'm very confused right now.

Also I updated DNS records at registar a couple days ago. I figured everyone should be up to date by now.

The domain: theaperturelab.com

Thanks for your help!
For now I'll be going to people's houses to work on my site

Also everytime I change DNS servers I drop this in Terminal: dscacheutil -flushcache

 

[MtnMan]

First to avoid having to go to peoples houses to work on your site, just enter the IP address to access your site. Its 173.252.192.156

To find out what DNS server is actually providing (or failing) to resolve your url.

I use opendns and checking your url with nslookup (from cmd prompt) gives me these results;
C: >nslookup
Default Server: resolver1.opendns.com
Address: 208.67.222.222

> theaperturelab.com
Server: resolver1.opendns.com
Address: 208.67.222.222

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: theaperturelab.com
Address: 173.252.192.156

>

 

[alfa147x]

First to avoid having to go to peoples houses to work on your site, just enter the IP address to access your site. Its 173.252.192.156

To find out what DNS server is actually providing (or failing) to resolve your url.

I use opendns and checking your url with nslookup (from cmd prompt) gives me these results;
C: >nslookup
Default Server: resolver1.opendns.com
Address: 208.67.222.222

> theaperturelab.com
Server: resolver1.opendns.com
Address: 208.67.222.222

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: theaperturelab.com
Address: 173.252.192.156

>

Here is the the ip address to the website: http://173.252.192.130/~theaper2/

But trying to go to the blog doesn't work:
http://173.252.192.130/~theaper2/blog/

I'll boot into windows to run that. Does this make any sense:

Lookup has started…

Trying "theaperturelab.com"
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 49012
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 5, ADDITIONAL: 14

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;theaperturelab.com.		IN	ANY

;; ANSWER SECTION:
theaperturelab.com.	1706	IN	A	208.64.126.193

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
theaperturelab.com.	29151	IN	NS	dns2.registrar-servers.com.
theaperturelab.com.	29151	IN	NS	dns1.registrar-servers.com.
theaperturelab.com.	29151	IN	NS	dns3.registrar-servers.com.
theaperturelab.com.	29151	IN	NS	dns4.registrar-servers.com.
theaperturelab.com.	29151	IN	NS	dns5.registrar-servers.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
dns2.registrar-servers.com. 152823 IN	A	173.224.125.12
dns2.registrar-servers.com. 152823 IN	A	69.64.46.77
dns2.registrar-servers.com. 152823 IN	A	85.25.136.102
dns1.registrar-servers.com. 152823 IN	A	38.101.213.194
dns1.registrar-servers.com. 152823 IN	A	68.233.250.46
dns1.registrar-servers.com. 152823 IN	A	69.16.244.24
dns3.registrar-servers.com. 152823 IN	A	184.173.112.216
dns3.registrar-servers.com. 152823 IN	A	188.138.96.213
dns3.registrar-servers.com. 152823 IN	A	67.228.121.98
dns4.registrar-servers.com. 96892 IN	A	173.236.55.100
dns4.registrar-servers.com. 96892 IN	A	184.171.163.93
dns4.registrar-servers.com. 96892 IN	A	50.23.83.49
dns5.registrar-servers.com. 167595 IN	A	188.138.43.172
dns5.registrar-servers.com. 167595 IN	A	95.211.9.35

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