you need to do some basic tests, which your server admin should have already done.
for a start ping the domain from the cf server, does this work and do you get the right IP, if not then it is a dns issue. make sure that someone has not created an entry in the local hosts file. On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 2:51 AM, Dave Watts <dwa...@figleaf.com> wrote: > > > > > If I use a browser, I can see the feeds. Using a feed reader in > > > > Google Chrome browser, I can notice the feeds load correctly. > > > > > > Are you using a browser from the machine running CF? > > > > No, the machine running CF cannot access the website. I get a message > that the request timed out. But, the server > > admin cannot tell me what could be causing it. 1000's of people can > access the website properly from their computers. > > Just to clarify: from the machine running CF, if you use a browser, > can you get to the site correctly? > > If the server admin can't tell you why a machine he or she manages > can't get to a remote server, you need to replace your server admin. > > > Well, the CF service was restarted and so was the server, so if the DNS > entry changed, CF should have updated its cache. > > > > 1. Should I change the below line in > C:\ColdFusion9\runtime\jre\lib\security\java.security > > > > #networkaddress.cache.ttl=-1 to something like > > networkaddress.cache.ttl= 14400 > > > > 2. Also, does CF9 cache a positive lookup forever? Meaning if > http://www.testsite.com/?feed=rss2 was on IP address > > A.B.C.1 when CF cached it, it will not update its cache when the feed's > IP address changes to A.B.C.10 > > If you can't get to the site from a browser on the machine running CF, > I wouldn't bother messing with CF - the problem isn't with CF. If you > can get to the site from a browser on the machine running CF, but CF > itself can't get to it, there's probably some sort of DNS caching > issue within CF itself. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > 1-202-527-9569 > http://www.figleaf.com/ > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on > GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359268 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
