Dreamhost DNS "A" records not working properly Apr18 '07
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# (2 of 7): Matthom
3 weeks after the fact. (Wed 09 May 2007, 10:23 AM CST)
It turns out there was a conflict on Dreamhost's end. Here's the response from customer support:
Ah, that was a conflict between your custom A record and the same A record that we've got setup here. Since you're pointing the A record away from our system, I went ahead and turned off the hosting for your domain here and that'll get rid of the conflicting A record for you. That'll take a few hours to clear out, but after that you'll be good.
He was right, and I've been good ever since.
Hope you can get yours fixed...
# (3 of 7): Dave C. » blogs.earthlink.net
3 weeks, 4 days after the fact. (Sun 13 May 2007, 3:43 PM CST)
I'm a Dreamhost customer too -- for anyone who wants to move a domain from pointing to Dreamhost hosting to pointing to Tumblr I think the best procedure is:
First, delete the Dreamhost web hosting setup for the domain(you can keep the mail hosting if you want it).
Then, go back to the manage domains page and click "DNS" for that domain. You'll notice there's no A record for www there anymore. Now add in the tumblr IP. I'm trying this on one of mine now.
# (4 of 7): Matthom
3 weeks, 4 days after the fact. (Sun 13 May 2007, 4:56 PM CST)
Dave, that sounds right. If there's no web hosting for the domain, the A record can be modified. I think Dreamhost did this exact thing to rectify my issue.
# (5 of 7): Trav Himself » travhimself.com
1 month, 1 week after the fact. (Wed 30 May 2007, 8:29 AM CST)
Ah, I finally got it sorted out today. Dreamhost unfortunately wasn't much help (they said they weren't able to help me with my hosting configuration), but I followed Dave's little tutorial and it worked perfectly.
Thanks a bunch, guys! All the best.
# (6 of 7): Dorian
3 months, 2 weeks after the fact. (Sat 04 Aug 2007, 1:35 AM CST)
Dave, when you say delete the hosting, do you mean changing it to a parked page, or something like that? Because I see no delete option in the hosting area for my domain. Thanks! I'm still getting used to the dreamhost interface.
# (7 of 7): Matthom
3 months, 2 weeks after the fact. (Mon 06 Aug 2007, 11:47 AM CST)
Dorian, there should be a delete button directly next to the domain name, under the Domains section of the Dreamhost account panel.
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For some reason, my Dreamhost custom DNS "A" record is not sticking - it works, then stops working.
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# (1 of 7): Trav Himself » travhimself.com
2 weeks, 5 days after the fact. (Mon 07 May 2007, 9:01 PM CST)
I've been having the exact same problem.
I've never tried to host a Tumblelog anywhere else besides Dreamhost, so I can't say for sure that they are the problem. However, that "non-editable" A record makes me wonder if a stable Tumblr hosting is even possible.