[Regia-NA] Geforthain Strand(i)

Sun, 07 Sep 2003 22:57:39 -0400

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OOOOOOOOO! Following up my own post. Very bad form. Those less technical may
wonder what I'm proving by sending them to "Insta.com". It just means that
your browser-network is capable of talking to the server that holds
mathomhouse. It's actually on a big server(farm) that holds tons of
"blahblah.com"s. It uses something called Name Based Virtual Hosting. Soooo,
because when you try to reach a site by name, your computer automatically
tries to look up the number using DNS, you can't use the IP address trick to
get to Mathom House. Sorry.

on 9/7/03 10:44 PM, Wulfhere at wulfhere@masspostroad.net wrote:

on 9/7/03 12:36 PM, Martin  Field at marfield66@sympatico.ca wrote:

This is a mixed result -
Typing the web address in the appropriate bar comes up with 'address
unavailable'.
However, a search on google using either spelling - geforthian strand(I)
comes up with our web-site.
Any computer types out there care to explain ?
Cheers'
Martin

Can't say as I can explain it. Just observe it. Yes, the DNS servers are
found and functioning. When I first tried at 10:04pm EDT I got no response
for a "dig" on www.mathomhouse.com. At 10:05pm EDT it replied normally. I
could "ping" the server and browse the site with Internet Explorer 5 on Mac
OSX. The IP is listed as 66.95.227.19. The address reverse looks up as part
of a class"B" block of IP's assigned to NAS in Herndon VA, USA. The primary
DNS,  204.248.145.1, seems to belong to "Sprintnet" in Reston VA. I come up
with no reference to 204.248.145.10. So, unless I have happened to jump in
in the middle of some major network changes, it seems we have flaky DNS
data. 

OK. I'm trying as I type. Bad habit. The name server 204.248.145.1 is lame.
It doesn't seem to know what the *&^*&$ it's up to. I can ping it. A port
scan reveals that it is listening on port 53, which is the standard DNS
port. However, if I select it as my only name server, I get nothing. Not
even sites I normally get, like apple.com etc. If I change my name server to
the 66.95.227.19, which is currently listed as secondary DNS, it looks up
and I can browse the site. The intermittency has to do with folks' name
server chain. My home name server ( yes I am Summa Cum Geekus) uses infinite
recursion. It'll keep going to the 20th name server if there were ever that
many listed in the DNS chain. At 2 minutes standard time out, that's a 40
minute wait. However, as in this case, it helps me get to the servers that
are laboring with bad DNS.

To prove the whole DNS theory, try getting http://www.mathomhouse.com/. If
you get nothing try, http://66.95.227.19/. If that works, it's a DNS
problem. My advice would be to get on "Register.com" and tell them to shore
up their DNS. I maight also add that "Network Solutions" has never caused me
problems. 

Well, there was that one time that my T1 provider changed addresses without
telling me. As my security method for changes with NetSol was e-mail.. I was
in a pickle. No e-mail, no way to get e-mail without fixing the DNS.
Hmmmmmmmmmm.....  Had to send the change requests via Fed-X on company
letterhead and then wait 48hrs. for the changes to propagate. E-mail
withdrawal is a terrible thing. It was like watching heroine addicts that
couldn't get a fix. Sweating, halucinations, anxiety....

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OOOOOOOOO! Following up my own post. Very bad form. Those less technical ma=
y wonder what I'm proving by sending them to &quot;Insta.com&quot;. It just =
means that your browser-network is capable of talking to the server that hol=
ds mathomhouse. It's actually on a big server(farm) that holds tons of &quot=
;blahblah.com&quot;s. It uses something called Name Based Virtual Hosting. S=
oooo, because when you try to reach a site by name, your computer automatica=
lly tries to look up the number using DNS, you can't use the IP address tric=
k to get to Mathom House. Sorry. 
 
on 9/7/03 10:44 PM, Wulfhere at wulfhere@masspostroad.net wrote: 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE>on 9/7/03 12:36 PM, Martin &nbsp;Field at marfield66@sympatico.=
ca wrote: 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE>This is a mixed result - 
Typing the web address in the appropriate bar comes up with 'address unavai=
lable'. 
However, a search on google using either spelling - geforthian strand(I) co=
mes up with our web-site. 
Any computer types out there care to explain ? 
Cheers' 
Martin 
 
 
 
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Can't say as I can explain it. Just observe it. Yes,=
 the DNS servers are found and functioning. When I first tried at 10:04pm ED=
T I got no response for a &quot;dig&quot; on www.mathomhouse.com. At 10:05pm=
 EDT it replied normally. I could &quot;ping&quot; the server and browse the=
 site with Internet Explorer 5 on Mac OSX. The IP is listed as 66.95.227.19.=
 The address reverse looks up as part of a class&quot;B&quot; block of IP's =
assigned to NAS in Herndon VA, USA. The primary DNS, &nbsp;204.248.145.1, se=
ems to belong to &quot;Sprintnet&quot; in Reston VA. I come up with no refer=
ence to 204.248.145.10. So, unless I have happened to jump in in the middle =
of some major network changes, it seems we have flaky DNS data. 
 
OK. I'm trying as I type. Bad habit. The name server 204.248.145.1 is lame.=
 It doesn't seem to know what the *&amp;^*&amp;$ it's up to. I can ping it. =
A port scan reveals that it is listening on port 53, which is the standard D=
NS port. However, if I select it as my only name server, I get nothing. Not =
even sites I normally get, like apple.com etc. If I change my name server to=
 the 66.95.227.19, which is currently listed as secondary DNS, it looks up a=
nd I can browse the site. The intermittency has to do with folks' name serve=
r chain. My home name server ( yes I am Summa Cum Geekus) uses infinite recu=
rsion. It'll keep going to the 20th name server if there were ever that many=
 listed in the DNS chain. At 2 minutes standard time out, that's a 40 minute=
 wait. However, as in this case, it helps me get to the servers that are lab=
oring with bad DNS. 
 
 To prove the whole DNS theory, try getting http://www.mathomhouse.com/. If=
 you get nothing try, http://66.95.227.19/. If that works, it's a DNS proble=
m. My advice would be to get on &quot;Register.com&quot; and tell them to sh=
ore up their DNS. I maight also add that &quot;Network Solutions&quot; has n=
ever caused me problems. 
 
 Well, there was that one time that my T1 provider changed addresses withou=
t telling me. As my security method for changes with NetSol was e-mail.. I w=
as in a pickle. No e-mail, no way to get e-mail without fixing the DNS. Hmmm=
mmmmmmm..... &nbsp;Had to send the change requests via Fed-X on company lett=
erhead and then wait 48hrs. for the changes to propagate. E-mail withdrawal =
is a terrible thing. It was like watching heroine addicts that couldn't get =
a fix. Sweating, halucinations, anxiety.... &nbsp;&nbsp; 
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