Unknown Host

[MacGuffin]

For the past couple of days I sometimes get this:

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Unknown Host



Description: Unable to locate the server named "intpcentral.com" --- the server does not have a DNS entry. Perhaps there is a misspelling in the server name, or the server no longer exists. Double-check the name and try again.

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I can't go anywhere on the site. I leave for a while and come back and it is fine. Anyone else have this problems or is it all on my end?

[melancholeric]

I've had the same problem. I asked Heero about it and he said the problem is at my end, apparently DNS settings. I modified them, now it has worked for a while.

[crule81]

It's probably God's subtle way of telling us we shouldn't be doing this at work.

[melancholeric]

Modifying DNS settings didn't help. Oddly enough, I haven't had any problems accessing the site at work, only at home.

[Nighthawk]

I get the same thing here at work from time to time. I had assumed I was just losing connectivity with the DNS server because of the firewall here.

[MacGuffin]

It's probably God's subtle way of telling us we shouldn't be doing this at work.
I have no idea what he's talking about!

[mgb]

I had no clue what the DNS thing was about. So I looked it up. Someone somewhere suggested cleaning out the temporary internet files because there might be a broken something or other. I did that and things seem to be working fine now.

[Claverhouse]

Last few weeks, every now and then I get a period of Firefox telling me


Intpcentral cannot be found: please check the address and try again. Which is annoying when you are pressing one of intpcentral's own links. *


Doesn't affect other sites at the same time , but I'm quite willing to believe it's Firefox playing up.



Claverhouse :ph34r:


* One of Windows' least likeable features is to crash, then start Scandisk, whilst simultaneously telling you 'This is because Windows was not properly closed down --- to avoid seeing this again, close Windows properly in the future'.

[MacGuffin]

Which is annoying when you are pressing one of intpcentral's own links.
That is usually when it happens.

[Star]

This is more likely a DNS server problem, not a browser issue. There was a period earlier today, at least 30 minutes and maybe more, where I couldn't do a DNS lookup on intpcentral.com; the name servers weren't responding to pings or queries.

That is ns1 and 2 at travisbsd.org.

I'm sure he's probably aware of it; just wanted to try to keep people from blaming Firefox. If anyone wants to blame IE or AOL, though, feel free. :devil:

[SensEye]

Same problem (cannot be found message). Kudos to Heero for immediately blaming someone else. He'll fit right in with the corporate world.;P

[heeroyuy]

I'll fix the issue, I'll get a tertiary backup DNS setup...

[heeroyuy]

For those of you who care, it was a 30 minute downtime in the connectivity of the DNS server's upstream, I've had more issues, including a small netsplit, which occured due to this. This is a rare thing, but I'll get a tertiary and fourth level backup going on some other boxen, one on an OC3, one on a T3, both non-local.

[mgb]

For those of you who care, it was a 30 minute downtime in the connectivity of the DNS server's upstream,

YOU CAN'T DO THAT TO US!!!

haa haa, just kidding.

[garak]

What are we paying for?!

[heeroyuy]

*looks at your home folder on my server* *clickity clickity* apparently nothing :D

(just kidding)