On 7/22/07, Kevin Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Recently, I've started having strange problems while browsing. Some of the > websites simply cannot be browsed for eg. kbfx.org, as I get an error message > that says: > > An error occurred while loading http://www.kbfx.org/: > Unknown host www.kbfx.org > > "host -dv kbfx.org" produces the following output: > > Trying "kbfx.org" > Host kbfx.org not found: 2(SERVFAIL) > Received 26 bytes from 192.168.0.1#53 in 14 ms > > And "dig kbfx.org" produces the following output: > > ; <<>> DiG 9.3.2 <<>> kbfx.org > ;; global options: printcmd > ;; Got answer: > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 29789 > ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 > > ;; QUESTION SECTION: > ;kbfx.org. IN A > > ;; Query time: 23 msec > ;; SERVER: 192.168.0.1#53(192.168.0.1) > ;; WHEN: Sat Jul 21 20:03:25 2007 > ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 26 > > This is what "/etc/nsswitch.conf" contains: > ------------------------------------------------------ > # Begin /etc/nsswitch.conf > passwd: files > group: files > shadow: files > hosts: files mdns dns > networks: files > protocols: files > services: files > ethers: files > rpc: files > # End /etc/nsswitch.conf > ------------------------------------------------------ > > "/etc/resolv.conf" contains: > ------------------------------------------ > # Generated by dhcpcd for interface eth0 > nameserver 192.168.0.1 > ------------------------------------------ > > As I'm on DSL with a dynamic ip, I've configured ifup to run dhcpcd. I also > have named running "chroot-jail"ed. I've tried disabling named to no avail. > > > I haven't upgraded any of the packages related to dhcp, network etc. except > upgrading kde from 3.5.5 to 3.5.7. The only other thing I've installed is a > firewall utility guarddog. Prior to that, I was using a customized iptables > script. I don't think firewall would have any effect on this. Just to get > things cleared up, I cleared the iptables and tried the above commands which, > produced the same result. > > At the moment, I'm a bit lost as to what more info is required. Please let me > know if there's any other info needed. > > Thanks for any help. > > Kevin
Well, I don't see a problem here, the nameservers of the site you mentioned just can't be reached by your dns. It's up to the site owners to fix this problem. Tijnema -- Vote for PHP Color Coding in Gmail! -> http://gpcc.tijnema.info -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
