Quickdns-Talk Digest #1002

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

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My question is did you restart the servers? The Remote app was updated so if
you didn't that could be a problem. I just updated all and everything seems
to be working fine.

Bennie

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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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