Quickdns-Talk Digest #1002

Re: Quickdns-Talk Digest #1002 - 08/09/01

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Chris Buxton QuickDNS Talk wrote:

> Subject: Re: Can't Connect
> From: "Men & Mice Support" <cbuxton@menandmice.com>
> Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 16:06:47 -0700
>
> At 4:54 PM -0700 9/7/01, Dan Kirsch wrote:
> >At the risk of having to ask what looks like a total newbie question, we had a
> >power crash earlier which downed the server. It was rebooted since
> >and I assumed
> >that all was fine (at least I know that I could access my virtual sites).
> >However, I was just trying to update a site entry and realized that I couldn't
> >connect to the server from QuickDNS. It wouldn't connect on startup and I've
> >tried all the obvious things three times. I must be missing
> >something but for the
> >life of me can't figure out what. I think I've got a case of the
> >Fridays...suggestions?
>
> Make sure QuickDNS Remote is running. If that's not the problem,
> describe your system in more detail: operating system, QuickDNS
> version, etc.
> ____________________________________________________________________
> Chris Buxton Men & Mice
> cbuxton@menandmice.com We Make DNS Easy!
>
> Subject: Re: Can't Connect
> From: <listaccount@starionline.com>
> Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2001 11:09:21 -0500
>
> Sorry to jump in here like this, but I too am having the same problem. I am
> able to connnect to both of our nameservers by IP, but when trying to log in
> by name, QDNS Manager comes back immediately with "Unable to Locate the Host
> ns1.whatever.com". This seems to come and go. It worked yesterday, now it
> absolutely won't work today. I've checked the zone records for the name
> servers, they appear to be ok. I can also do a DNS query with DNS Expert
> and the name servers seem to resolve ok with it, and point to the right
> IP's.
>
> It's almost as if the QDNS manager is not resolving.
>
> My details: G3 450Mhz B&W - 384Meg RAM - 15G HD - QDNS 3.5.1
>
> Jeff J.
> Starion Systems

Well, now I don't feel so bad, but actually since I posted my original problem yesterday I've realized that my symptoms are exactly as Jeff has described. I do have
remote running, and believe it or not, even though it says that I can't connect by entering the name I know that my virtual sites were still working and still are
working. I was just playing around with it late last night and finally thought about entering the IP and sure enough, just like with Jeff, I also connect. But I'm
still unable to connect by name of nameserver with the same unable to locate error message.

Now, just to throw one more really strange curve ball into this...I'm also running CommuniGate Pro mail server. From a machine at the office, when I try to login to
the mail server I had been entering the nameserver by name and all was fine. NOW, I am unable to connect with that either unless I enter the namerserver IP. But when
I login from home, I can connect with either IP or nameserver name.

I'm running a G4 533 Mhz, 1.5 Gb RAM, 80GB HD, OS X 10.0.4 and QDNS 3.5, and no firewall.

Dan Kirsch
Hudson Associates Consulting, Inc.

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