As I mentioned, everything transfered over to the new server without a hitch. Total time to transfer the board: 20 minutes.
However I'm having a heck of a time getting the OptiBoard.com domain name server records modifed for the new server. The domain registrar - Network Solutions Inc. - refuses to acknowledge the modifications. Even though I only spent 20 minutes transferring the entire Board last night, I spent over 6 hours (until 3:00am) trying to get the domain modifications completed. And still no luck! :(
What this means for you is that it'ill take more than 72 hours before the domain name is successfully transferred. Until then, you'll continue to see http://130.94.168.29/forums/ as the OptiBoard domain. However using http://www.optiboard.com will continue to work because I've put files on the old server that redirect this to address the new server.
One word of advice - do not use Network Solutions to register your domain names. They are, without a doubt, the absolute worst registrar out there. Instead use register.com, dotster.com or any one of dozens of other registrars.
Because of the problems with NSI I am switching OptiBoard.com to another registrar. However this may take 5-10 days to complete, providing that Network Solutions doesn't interfere with the transfer.
However I'm having a heck of a time getting the OptiBoard.com domain name server records modifed for the new server. The domain registrar - Network Solutions Inc. - refuses to acknowledge the modifications. Even though I only spent 20 minutes transferring the entire Board last night, I spent over 6 hours (until 3:00am) trying to get the domain modifications completed. And still no luck! :(
What this means for you is that it'ill take more than 72 hours before the domain name is successfully transferred. Until then, you'll continue to see http://130.94.168.29/forums/ as the OptiBoard domain. However using http://www.optiboard.com will continue to work because I've put files on the old server that redirect this to address the new server.
One word of advice - do not use Network Solutions to register your domain names. They are, without a doubt, the absolute worst registrar out there. Instead use register.com, dotster.com or any one of dozens of other registrars.
Because of the problems with NSI I am switching OptiBoard.com to another registrar. However this may take 5-10 days to complete, providing that Network Solutions doesn't interfere with the transfer.
