Unable to access website after DNS change

[anshuxinha]

Domain: ghazanfarshaheen.com

I hosted it on AWS and set its DNS records on Cloudflare about 36 hours back. I can access the site using VPN but not without it. I’ve even tried clearing the DNS cache via Command Prompt (ipconfig /flushdns) apart from clearing my browser’s cache. I’ve tried using different browsers as well.

Please help!

[sdayman]

Looks great to me. What error are you getting when you try to visit the site?

[anshuxinha]

On Firefox Developer Edition:
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On Edge:
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[fritex]

@sdayman

Looks great to me

I can confirm, I also checked. Website loads fine at my desktop PC and mobile phone (tested using a mobile LTE network conneciton).

May I ask you to:

1. Try using different Web browser
2. Try using a Private Window (Incognito mode)
3. Try using a VPN connection (if available to you)
4. Restart your home network router (sometimes it could be the DNS cache at our ISP so we may have to wait for a couple of hours or more for DNS propagation)

@anshuxinha

Command Prompt (ipconfig /flushdns

Have you set custom IP to your hosts file during the development or some old value was set from before?

[AppleSlayer]

Just like @sdayman, it loads for me!

@anshuxinha

On Firefox Developer Edition
On Edge

Well, they both seem to be having issues reaching the site, but the fact that it loads for certain browsers only is weird!

[anshuxinha]

@fritex

Have you set custom IP to your hosts file during the development or some old value was set from before?

I did try installing SSL via Putty a year ago. The site was hosted on a different AWS account back then. So it had different DNS. But I’ve deleted those DNS records and this time I’ve used Cloudflare for the SSL (instead of Putty).

How do I check the hosts file? Could anyone please guide me?

Thanks!

[user5995]

You can find the hosts file at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts.
if there is something like x.x.x.x ghazanfarshaheen.com you must delete that line.
If you totally not understand it you can send your file here and we can check it for you

[fritex]

@anshuxinha

I can access the site using VPN but not without it

A bit strange. I was thinking about you might lock-up yourself somehow, but we can access and see the site normally.

From your screenshots may I ask you to re-check if you are using any extension which might, I do not know for sure how, block the access to your own website?

About the error you get:

Community Tip - Fixing the DNS PROBE FINISHED NXDOMAIN error

Error Try the suggestions in this Community Tip to help you fix DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN. Background NXDOMAIN stands for non-existent domain. When a domain cannot be resolved it is an issue with the DNS servers or the domain name is newly registered or not yet registered at all. NXDOMAIN can also take place due to network or DNS server problems. A response other than a valid IP address (e.g., timeout, SERVFAIL, NXDOMAIN or NOERROR) most likely points to the origin as the source of your iss…

What happens if you temporary switch from to (DNS-only), or enable the “Pause Cloudflare for this site” option from the Overview tab on Cloudflare dashboard?

@anshuxinha

about 36 hours back

Maybe your ISP cache, DNS propagation could took up to 72 hours at some providers (at least one is that like in my country) - a bit frustrating for a website owner (I know).

[anshuxinha]

@fritex

Maybe your ISP cache, DNS propagation could took up to 72 hours at some providers (at least one is that like in my country) - a bit frustrating for a website owner (I know).

Looks like this was the culprit. Time heals everything but 72 hours was too much time! Haha, it’s fixed now. I can access the site normally.

Thanks for all the support. You guys are amazing!