Search Again: Re: TTL From: Ross Markbreiter Date: Thursday, October 24, 2002 Time: 5:04:09 pm Excellent. Thanks Ross >OK, let me restate in detail: > >- Change the A record's TTL to a lower value. Save. >- Wait for the old TTL to expire. >- Change the IP address of the machine. >- Change the IP address listed in the A record. Also change the TTL back=20 >to the old value. Save. > >What I was trying to say before was that you could combine the two changes= =20 >in the fourth step above, without saving in between. >____________________________________________________________________ >Chris Buxton Men & Mice >support@menandmice.com Making DNS Easy > >At 5:21 PM -0700 10/23/02, Ross Markbreiter wrote: >>Sorry, I thought you said : >>Change the A record's TTL to a lower value, such as 5 minutes. >>- Wait for the old TTL to expire - probably 1 day. >> Change the IP address of the machine. >>- Change the IP address listed in the A record >> >>You do not want to change the TTL first? >>Then in 1 day change the IP? >> >>>Correct. You can change the IP address and the TTL at the same time, and= =20 >>>then save. >>>____________________________________________________________________ >>>Chris Buxton Men & Mice >>>support@menandmice.com Making DNS Easy >>> >>>At 3:33 PM -0700 10/23/02, Ross Markbreiter wrote: >>>>Oh, Ok, yes the TTL in the A record is blank. So put 300 in there, save= =20 >>>>it wait 1 day >>>>Then change the Ip save it then put it to blank. >>>>Correct? >>>>Thanks Ross >>>> >>>>>No. Don't change the TTL of the SOA. Change the TTL of the record= itself. >>>>> >>>>>In other words, don't touch any of the data at the top of the zone.=20 >>>>>Just change the TTL that's on the same line as the record, which is=20 >>>>>probably currently blank. If you can't see a TTL column, go to the=20 >>>>>Zone menu and make sure that "Show TTL" is checked. >>>>>____________________________________________________________________ >>>>>Chris Buxton Men & Mice >>>>>support@menandmice.com Making DNS Easy >>>>> >>>>>At 12:56 PM -0700 10/23/02, Ross Markbreiter wrote: >>>>>>So the TTL SOA change to 300 instead of 86400 >>>>>>Then after we change the ip of A record then keep it blank or put=20 >>>>>>back to 86400? >>>>>>Is this correct. >>>>>>Thanks again >>>>>>Ross >>>>>> >>>>>>>The procedure is: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>- Change the A record's TTL to a lower value, such as 5 minutes. >>>>>>>- Wait for the old TTL to expire - probably 1 day. >>>>>>>- Change the IP address of the machine. >>>>>>>- Change the IP address listed in the A record. >>>>>>>- Reset the TTL to its former value (possibly a blank value, to use= =20 >>>>>>>the zone's default TTL). >>>>>>>____________________________________________________________________ >>>>>>>Chris Buxton Men & Mice >>>>>>>support@menandmice.com Making DNS Easy >>>>>>> >>>>>>>At 11:42 AM -0700 10/23/02, Ross Markbreiter wrote: >>>>>>>>Hi Chris, >>>>>>>>I need to switch a customers Ip in QDNS. >>>>>>>>What is the lowest ttl to put it at? and after we switch should we= =20 >>>>>>>>put it back? >>>>>>>>Thanks Ross >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Director Sales >>>>>>>>Ross Markbreiter >>>>>>>>The World Wide Web Store, Inc >>>>>>>>4351 Van Nuys Blvd. >>>>>>>>Sherman Oaks, Ca 91403 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>( 818-905-6787 >>>>>>>>=CA 818-905-6783 >>>>>>>>http://www.worldwidewebstore.com >>>>>> >>>>>>Director Sales >>>>>>Ross Markbreiter >>>>>>The World Wide Web Store, Inc >>>>>>4351 Van Nuys Blvd. >>>>>>Sherman Oaks, Ca 91403 >>>>>> >>>>>>( 818-905-6787 >>>>>>=CA 818-905-6783 >>>>>>http://www.worldwidewebstore.com >>>> >>>>Director Sales >>>>Ross Markbreiter >>>>The World Wide Web Store, Inc >>>>4351 Van Nuys Blvd. >>>>Sherman Oaks, Ca 91403 >>>> >>>>( 818-905-6787 >>>>=CA 818-905-6783 >>>>http://www.worldwidewebstore.com >> >>Director Sales >>Ross Markbreiter >>The World Wide Web Store, Inc >>4351 Van Nuys Blvd. >>Sherman Oaks, Ca 91403 >> >>( 818-905-6787 >>=CA 818-905-6783 >>http://www.worldwidewebstore.com > Director Sales Ross Markbreiter The World Wide Web Store, Inc 4351 Van Nuys Blvd. Sherman Oaks, Ca 91403 ( 818-905-6787 =CA 818-905-6783 http://www.worldwidewebstore.com

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