From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jun 18 22:48:31 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from web12801.mail.yahoo.com (web12801.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.174.36]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3648B37B40B for ; Tue, 18 Jun 2002 22:48:14 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <20020619054814.58328.qmail@web12801.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [209.188.66.29] by web12801.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 18 Jun 2002 22:48:14 PDT Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 22:48:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Dave Banning Subject: Re: can't access certain web addresses - very weird To: "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." , questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <001901c21745$7c74b200$d4ec910c@daleco> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > Give us the basics first, such as: > > What are the entries in /etc/resolv.conf? The resolv.conf entries I believe are from a previous setup, so they not that helpful; nameserver 209.250.128.6 nameserver 209.250.128.8 - that's it - > > Do 'nslookup.' What server does this command > connect you to? david>$ nslookup Default Server: typhon.tor.pathcom.com Address: 209.250.128.6 but if I nslookup an specific address I get what seems like nonsense; david>$ nslookup freebsd.org Server: typhon.tor.pathcom.com Address: 209.250.128.6 Name: freebsd.org.tracker Served by: - B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 128.9.0.107 - C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 192.33.4.12 - D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 128.8.10.90 - E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 192.203.230.10 - F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 192.5.5.241 - G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 192.112.36.4 - H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 128.63.2.53 - I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 192.36.148.17 - J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 198.41.0.10 - K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET 193.0.14.129 david>$ > > What about ping? Can you ping by name, or is it > just a browser issue? I cannot ping by name; david>$ ping skytrackercanada.com ping: cannot resolve skytrackercanada.com: No address associated with name but I CAN ping by address (this address is skytrackercanada.com) david>$ ping 209.188.66.29 PING 209.188.66.29 (209.188.66.29): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 209.188.66.29: icmp_seq=0 ttl=55 time=74.491 ms 64 bytes from 209.188.66.29: icmp_seq=1 ttl=55 time=78.553 ms ^C --- 209.188.66.29 ping statistics --- 2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 74.491/76.522/78.553/2.031 ms david>$ > > Just out of curiousity, is yahoo.com in /etc/hosts? No. david>$ cat hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost # localhost.my.domain myname.my.domain 10.0.0.1 d.tracker 192.168.1.5 scott 192.168.1.4 jim 192.168.1.3 dale 192.168.1.2 chantelle 192.168.1.1 optex > Check netstat -an and see what ports are open. david>$ netstat -an Active Internet connections (including servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state) tcp4 0 0 65.95.208.41.22 209.188.66.29.51730 ESTABLISHED tcp4 0 0 *.587 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.25 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.10000 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.3306 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.139 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.80 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.4559 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.6667 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.22 *.* LISTEN tcp46 0 0 *.22 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.515 *.* LISTEN tcp6 0 0 *.515 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.110 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.514 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.111 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 127.0.0.1.53 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 192.168.1.1.53 *.* LISTEN udp4 0 0 *.10000 *.* udp4 0 0 192.168.1.1.138 *.* udp4 0 0 192.168.1.1.137 *.* udp4 0 0 *.138 *.* udp4 0 0 *.137 *.* udp4 0 0 *.111 *.* udp4 0 0 *.1024 *.* udp4 0 0 127.0.0.1.53 *.* udp4 0 0 192.168.1.1.53 *.* udp4 0 0 *.514 *.* udp6 0 0 *.514 *.* Netgraph sockets Type Recv-Q Send-Q Node Address #Hooks ctrl 0 0 data 0 0 Active UNIX domain sockets Address Type Recv-Q Send-Q Inode Conn Refs Nextref Addr c4c01c40 stream 0 0 0 c4c01c80 0 0 c4c01c80 stream 0 0 0 c4c01c40 0 0 c4c01cc0 stream 0 0 c4c4cc40 0 0 0 /tmp/mysql.soc k c4c01d80 stream 0 0 0 c4c01dc0 0 0 c4c01dc0 stream 0 0 0 c4c01d80 0 0 c4c01ec0 stream 0 0 c4bfac00 0 0 0 /var/run/print er c4c01f40 stream 0 0 c4bfcac0 0 0 0 /var/run/ndc c4c01c00 dgram 0 0 0 c4c01fc0 0 c4c01b80 c4c01b80 dgram 0 0 0 c4c01fc0 0 c4c01bc0 c4c01bc0 dgram 0 0 0 c4c01fc0 0 c4c01d00 c4c01d00 dgram 0 0 0 c4c01fc0 0 c4c01d40 c4c01d40 dgram 0 0 0 c4c01fc0 0 c4c01e00 c4c01e00 dgram 0 0 0 c4c01fc0 0 c4c01f00 c4c01f00 dgram 0 0 0 c4c01fc0 0 c4c01f80 c4c01f80 dgram 0 0 0 c4c01fc0 0 0 c4c01fc0 dgram 0 0 c4bfda80 0 c4c01c00 0 /var/run/log david>$ > > It's late and I'm tired, so I'm probably missing it > completely, but let me know. > > Kevin Kinsey > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Banning" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 10:43 PM > Subject: can't access certain web addresses - very > weird > > > > I have a freebsd machine which has been operating > > fine for a long time, providing web access for a > > small network. > > > > For some reason the machine cannot access certain > > web addresses. It has something to do with DNS. > > > > When I try to access my home site, > > skytrackercanada.com, I get no connection, > > but I CAN connect directly to the IP address of my > > home > > machine. Other people CAN connect normally to home > > > machine. > > > > I can't even do a whois; > > > > david>$ whois freebsd.org > > whois: org.whois-servers.net: No address > associated > > with hostname > > > > yet this will work; > > lynx http://www.yahoo.com > > > > but I cannot go to many parts of the yahoo.com > > web site, but CAN go to others. No, it is not > > just running on the the browser cache. I can > > refresh and also go to previously unexplored > links. > > > > The only way I am now managing to access the web > with > > out problems is by setting the browser to > > my home's proxy server using, my home > > IP address as the server, on 3128 - going that > route > > proves to be problem free. > > > > My first guess was that the problem is the ISP, > but > > they solemly deny it. They are a hugh company > > providing a few million users. Now I am wondering > > whether it is a virus, but I have not seen alot of > > activity on the list about viruses effecting > freebsd > > itself, most win boxes attached. Maybe I've been > > cracked? > > > > Does anyone have an idea of tests I can run to get > > more information? > > > > > > ===== > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body > of the message > > > ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message