From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 31 19:13:13 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75EDC16A41C for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 19:13:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from lakecmmtao06.coxmail.com (lakecmmtao06.coxmail.com [68.99.120.82]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF45743D5C for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 19:13:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dns1 ([64.58.171.82]) by lakecmmtao06.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.04.04 201-2131-118-104-20050224) with ESMTP id <20050531191311.JNGA6121.lakecmmtao06.coxmail.com@dns1>; Tue, 31 May 2005 15:13:11 -0400 From: Vizion To: Jerry McAllister Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 12:08:03 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <200505311824.j4VIOlRl018771@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <200505311824.j4VIOlRl018771@clunix.cl.msu.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200505311208.03871.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I am sure I am dense - but I dont know why!! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 19:13:13 -0000 On Tuesday 31 May 2005 11:24, the author Jerry McAllister contributed to the dialogue on- Re: I am sure I am dense - but I dont know why!!: >> I have just installed ncftp >> Can anyone please explain how it is possible to get : >> >> ncftp> lookup ftp.freebsd.org >> ftp.freebsd.org: >> Name: ftp.freebsd.org >> Address: 62.243.72.50 >> Address: 204.152.184.73 >> ncftp> open ftp.freebsd.org >> Resolving ftp.freebsd.org... >> Unknown host "ftp.freebsd.org". > >It looks like your ftp client did more than one lookup, one for some >connection check and another when you did the open. >Getting an unknown host error could happen if there was a timeout during >the DNS lookup - eg. it took too long for your DNS server to respond. > Well I got the unknown host "ftp.freebsd.org" from: # ncftp ftp.freebsd.org first - so I then did some dns checks and then the sequence above. The weird thing is: I have not had any other program time out . There are 5 dns servers listed in /etc/hosts and they all repond to other look ups without timeout. It always happens with ncftp. Still puzzled -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing May/June bound for Europe via Panama Canal.