force root servers to update IP number of host record

[Cricket Liu]

> First, I am not very familiar with DNS/Bind/root servers etc, even
> though it might look like I do... so please be very detailed with your
> responses, thanks.
> 
> In anticipation of moving to a new office, I put a domain name server
> on the new network, so now I have two NS1.OTN.COM, one with the old IP
>  216.89.30.3 still on the old network and one with the new ip
> 216.72.86.3 on the new network
> 
> I've changed my zone files on both servers to the new IP
> 
> I've changed the DNS/HOST IP numbers with OpenSRS, filled the NetSol
> HOST FORM, and also with GANDI (these are all the registrars I use)
> 
> however, the root servers still answer with the old IP number....
> 
> and the TTL seems to be static, i.e. it does not count down.
> 
> How do I force the Root Servers to recognize the change?
> 
> Or will it automatically happen after few days?

It should.  You've done the right thing by changing the host record with
OpenSRS (since it appears to have been registered through them
originally).  Maybe it's just taking a little longer than you expect.

> I sort of recall that last time I move my office and changed IP
> numbers (about 6 years ago), I had to do a repeated nslookup query,
> which seemed to have accelerated the TTL count down, but this did not
> seem to help this time, the TTL at the root server refuses to budge...

No, that won't help.

cricket

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