Bypassing the DNS propagation delay

So, people have gotten fed up waiting 24-72 hrs for their domain propagation. (To be enabled from the host/service provider).

In simple terms; After you assign a new Nameserver in the domain control panel, it takes 24-72 hrs to reflect your new host.

There is a simple tweak you can make. Which will result in your system (PC) instantly propagating the DNS. That means after you've followed all the steps; soon after you change the nameservers, your internet browser instantly shows the propagated content (you don't need to wait for 24-72 hrs).

PS: This will only work for your IP address/router. If you want this to work on other PCs, you need to follow the same steps in all PCs.

Really wanted to see how your website is going to be without waiting?

Follow these steps:
Firstly you will need to find a file named "hosts" and open it using any text editor - preferably notepad.

In windows, the file is located here:

Code:

%windir%\system32\drivers\etc

Note : %windir% is the windows root directory like c:\windows

Then, you need to know your IP address. For Ex :

+===================================+
| New Account Info |
+===================================+
| Domain: domainname.com
| Ip: 64.69.46.210 (n)
| HasCgi: y

You'll need to add these lines at the end of the "hosts" file.

Code:

64.69.46.210 www.domainname.com
64.69.46.210 domainname.com

*
Please note that you should not add the prefix "http://" infront of the domain names.

Please save the file, and you'll be able to browse to your site immediately.

Note: If you want to access your site using other computers, you'll need to do the same steps to them.

Thanks for reading,
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