Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 05:45:37 -0400 From: fredthetree <fredthetree@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: possible bug report re: (malformed?) internet addresses Message-ID: <cb6387b505033101455231e4b1@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <cb6387b505033101432160fe76@mail.gmail.com> References: <cb6387b505033101432160fe76@mail.gmail.com>
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Almost forgot. $ uname -a FreeBSD computer 5.4-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 5.4-PRERELEASE #0: Tue Mar 1 05:39:33 AST 2005 root@computer:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MACHINE i386 (I haven't cvsup'd and re-built in a little while.. maybe one of you who have could verify the problem still exists..) -dan On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 05:43:12 -0400, fredthetree <fredthetree@gmail.com> wrote: > $ ping "mr-chips-.deviantart.com" > ping: cannot resolve mr-chips-.deviantart.com: Unknown server error > > $ ping "etc-etc-etc.deviantart.com" > PING etc-etc-etc.deviantart.com (69.28.181.43): 56 data bytes > 64 bytes from 69.28.181.43: icmp_seq=0 ttl=50 time=108.127 ms > > At first it may seem logical to point the blame to the server, after > noting "Unknown server error," however, I am perfectly able to connect > to this address on a Windows machine. The problem is reproducible > with any address which has a "-" before a "." > > I am not sure where the problem lies, it is obviously not just within > 'ping,' as I first noticed this problem within firefox/mozilla. >
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