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What is DNS Propagation?

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What is DNS Propagation?

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Changes to DNS do not always take effect immediately and globally. Typically a period of up to 24 – 48 hours is quoted when you make a DNS change. Any time that DNS changes are made (on any level), you need to wait for propagation to complete. During propagation, traffic may come to either the new DNS records or the old DNS records. One person may see the new server while someone else sees the old one. Also, yourdomain.com may work while www.yourdomain.com does not. All of this is normal during propagation.