Excellent.
Will give it a shot.
Seems clear to me.
Thanks a ton,
KK
Tate & Lyle Publications wrote:
> Hello Kevin,
>
> You wanted a "concrete" explanation, well here it is.
>
> I think I might be able to help. I had the same problem with QDNS about a
> month ago. Here are my suggestions. After downloading QDNS, make sure that
> you have it stored in the same directory as Analog. Also make sure that
> your log files are stored in the Analog directory.
>
> If u have not already done so, make sure that you create a "dnsfile.txt".
> This is done by typing in the commandline "DNSFILE dnsfile.txt" in your
> analog.cfg file. To make this change, u should have your Analog window open
> while at the same time running a standard text editor like Note Pad. Next,
> you should drag and drop the analog.cfg icon into the Note Pad window.
> Having done this, you should see all the commands in your analog.cfg file.
>
> I assume that u have already made the following changes but if u have not,
> you should then make the following changes to the configuration file:
>
> You should make sure that your config file is pointing to the logfile(s) you
> want processed. This is done by typing in the following commandline at the
> very beginning of your analog.cfg file:
>
> LOGFILE yourlogfile.log
>
> Also point to where you want the output:
>
> OUTFILE Report.html
>
> Since your are going to pre-process your logfile(s) using QDNS, you should
> have DNS READ in place of DNS WRITE. This is because after pre-processing
> using qdns, your newly created DNSfile should have all the IP addresses
> resolved (or at least the ones that it can resolve).
>
> Having made the changes above, u should then save your changes. Next u need
> to drag your DNSFILE.txt and logfile(s) into the QuickDNS subdirectory.
>
> Next, run the Cmd.exe/Command prompt program.
>
> Next you want to type in the path leading to your QDNS sub directory. For
> my particular case, what I did was:
>
> "cd C:\analog folder\analog_411w32\analog 4.11\analog x\QuickDNS" and then
> press enter.
>
> I created a folder called "Analog Folder" which is where I store all analog
> documents, including QDNS. If u have not done so, I suggest that you do so
> to make life a bit easier.
>
> "analog_411w32" is the name of the directory containing all the files
> neccessary to carry out the log processing. The rest should be self
> explanatory.
>
> Next, while still inside the cmd.exe program, after the path name u have
> just typed out, u should type in "qdns" and then press the ENTER button.
> This should display a list of all the commands available to qdns.
>
> Next, u should type in the following:
>
> "qdns /d dnsfile.txt /L yourlogfile.log" and then press the ENTER button.
>
> This should process your logfile by looking up the IP addresses inside the
> logfile.
>
> The next step is to drag your dnsfile.txt & yourlogfile.log back into the
> Analog 4.11 subdirectory.
>
> Finally, you simply double-click on the Analog.exe icon. A black screen
> should appear and after a couple of seconds the screen should return to the
> analog 4.11 window.
>
> Next, click on the Report.html document and you should have your reports
> with the resolved IP addresses for the completed Organisation & Domain
> Reports.
>
> If u need any help please feel free to communicate.
>
> Stephen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin R. Kosar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 14 August 2000 23:07
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [analog-help] QuickDNS for Dummies/DOS for Dummies
>
> Nate/Angus-
>
> Thanks for the instructions. Unfortunately, unlike others here, I'm just
> not
> experienced in DOS. Html- yep, Desktop applications- no problemo. DOS?
> Forget
> about it.
>
> So, suggestions such as 'run a batch file' mean nothing to me. That's one
> of
> the big problems I face in dealing with Analog. However, it is up and
> running
> and it took just 55 minutes to chase down all the DNS's.
>
> As for QuickDNS- well, I reckon I'll need to acquire a basic primer on DOS
> before I can make sense of steps 2) through 3) below, simple, though they
> seem.
>
> -KK
>
> Nathan Wilbert wrote:
>
> > 1. Set up your analog.cfg file like Aengus suggested below (using DNS
> > WRITE).
> > 2. Then run from the dos command line: @qdns /G analog.cfg --> this gets
> > dns file filled quickly using qDNS
> > 3. Then run analog from the command line: @analog --> this does the
> normal
> > analog ... stuff and reads new dns file
> >
> > you could set up a batch file like analogX suggests in the qdns.txt file
> > (the readme for qdns)
> >
> > I believe that'll work. :) Although I could be wrong. I think it might
> > help if you have qdns in the same directory as analog.
> >
> > nate
>
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