Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 22:57:51 -0500 From: "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: "Dave Banning" <sky_tracker@yahoo.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: can't access certain web addresses - very weird Message-ID: <001901c21745$7c74b200$d4ec910c@daleco> References: <20020619034304.18991.qmail@web12804.mail.yahoo.com>
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I'm not as much help as many, but I'll start off with an idea or two. Give us the basics first, such as: What are the entries in /etc/resolv.conf? Do 'nslookup.' What server does this command connect you to? What about ping? Can you ping by name, or is it just a browser issue? Just out of curiousity, is yahoo.com in /etc/hosts? Check netstat -an and see what ports are open. 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" <sky_tracker@yahoo.com> To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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