# Checking DNS Settings between Netlify & Namecheap **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** netlify-newbie\ **Created:** [October 8, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/checking-dns-settings-between-netlify-namecheap/103879 "2023-10-08T15:47:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rafalpotasz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@rafalpotasz](https://answers.netlify.com/u/rafalpotasz)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/checking-dns-settings-between-netlify-namecheap/103879/1 "2023-10-08T15:47:35Z")
Hi all, new here. I did try searching through forums but could not build a secure enough conclusion about whether or not my settings are correct on Namecheap for Netlify. And I cannot use Netlify DNS as that messes up my Gmail MX records and txt records on Namecheap šŸ˜•. I have attached an image with my Namecheap records for Netlify. I THINK they are correct. The Netlify domain settings also ā€˜suggestā€™ that everything looks OK. But the site is not loading. I have made these changes around 3 hours ago so perhaps itā€™s just a timing issue and Iā€™m being impatient. Could someone just confirm (or correct) if everything looks OK? Iā€™d love to make some sort of documentation on this on my website. I think a lot of people will be switching away from Google Domains (Squarespace) to Namecheap, could be hella useful. Appreciate any help, Rafal ![Screenshot 2023-10-08 at 16.47.09](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/original/3X/d/a/da69ab585f00d61acd82f3e47035e45d60433ec0.png) ---
**Author:** ![hrishikesh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/hrishikesh/32/74607_2.png) [@hrishikesh](https://answers.netlify.com/u/hrishikesh)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/checking-dns-settings-between-netlify-namecheap/103879/2 "2023-10-08T16:30:49Z")
Your setup is correct. Are you having any specific issue? ---
**Author:** ![rafalpotasz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@rafalpotasz](https://answers.netlify.com/u/rafalpotasz)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/checking-dns-settings-between-netlify-namecheap/103879/3 "2023-10-08T17:01:16Z")
Hi @hrishikesh, thanks for confirming. Well, my website is not loading so thatā€™s the issue I guess. Was just wondering if my setup is correct and if this might just be a timing issue. I read about the 48hours waiting period all over the web, but if that was the case I would have expected Netlify to show some sort of ā€œ!ā€ Message. Not the ā€œNetlify DNSā€ with a tick. ![Screenshot 2023-10-08 at 18.00.07](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/original/3X/4/5/455e362800b5df2e161769250970c044007cdc40.png) ---
**Author:** ![hrishikesh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/hrishikesh/32/74607_2.png) [@hrishikesh](https://answers.netlify.com/u/hrishikesh)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/checking-dns-settings-between-netlify-namecheap/103879/4 "2023-10-08T17:03:22Z")
Loads fine for me: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/original/3X/f/8/f844a99ea698a988cf86162e33d2308d7920ba67.png) Sounds like a local DNS propagation issue. ---
**Author:** ![rafalpotasz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@rafalpotasz](https://answers.netlify.com/u/rafalpotasz)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/checking-dns-settings-between-netlify-namecheap/103879/5 "2023-10-08T17:47:45Z")
Oh! Thatā€™s really interesting. So a ā€œlocal DNSā€ simply needs more time to be updated if i understand all of this correctly? If so, nice one! One more lesson before the week ends šŸ™‚ Thanks for confirming and checking everything hrishikesh, really appreciate it. Based on the above discussion, and this [article](https://www.siteground.co.uk/kb/dns-propagation/) on how DNS Propagation works and what it is, I think I somewhat understand the core idea now. ---
**Author:** ![rafalpotasz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@rafalpotasz](https://answers.netlify.com/u/rafalpotasz)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/checking-dns-settings-between-netlify-namecheap/103879/6 "2023-10-09T12:21:07Z")
Hi @hrishikesh, How could I check if everything has propagated fully? And this is a new observation: I have successfully accessed my site, in the UK, from my mobile phone. I canā€™t on any of my computers. I am wondering if this is a DNS issue or if I somehow ā€˜blacklistedā€™ myself. Lets say my FTP tries accessing the website with the ā€œold dataā€. Is that something that could happen? A friend mentioned this to me, why Iā€™m asking. ![dns-related-chat](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/original/3X/8/6/86aa11ea4f7227f59de5368ba56e1bdd894678b5.jpeg) Edit: I have also tried clearing my DNS cache on my Macbook. ---
**Author:** ![rafalpotasz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@rafalpotasz](https://answers.netlify.com/u/rafalpotasz)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/checking-dns-settings-between-netlify-namecheap/103879/7 "2023-10-09T22:31:17Z")
I have an odd update. In addition to using my mobile network to access the website, i can also access it whilst using a VPN set in the UK. I searched the forums a bit and it seems that Netlify could be blocking my IP address somehow, is this possible? ---
**Author:** ![rafalpotasz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@rafalpotasz](https://answers.netlify.com/u/rafalpotasz)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/checking-dns-settings-between-netlify-namecheap/103879/8 "2023-10-10T16:25:11Z")
Final update: Not sure what finally worked in the end for me, could have simply been a DNS propagation issue, but I found out that waiting around 36 hours did the trick. It never happened before, needing to wait this long for a domain-related change, but now I know better. Everything is working fine after the domain transfer.