Ok, I'll dig into that. My 7.2 box is running right now and it 'digs' just fine. I'll crank up 8.2 when I get home and see whats up:
[david@Nemesis david]$ dig 3111skyline.com ; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> 3111skyline.com ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch ;; got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; QUERY SECTION: ;; 3111skyline.com, type = A, class = IN ;; ANSWER SECTION: 3111skyline.com. 12H IN A 66.76.41.206 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: 3111skyline.com. 12H IN NS ns1.domaindiscover.com. 3111skyline.com. 12H IN NS ns2.domaindiscover.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: ns1.domaindiscover.com. 1d4h36m52s IN A 216.104.161.21 ns2.domaindiscover.com. 1d4h36m52s IN A 216.104.161.22 ;; Total query time: 178 msec ;; FROM: Nemesis.rbpllc.com to SERVER: default -- 127.0.0.1 ;; WHEN: Fri May 10 14:48:45 2002 ;; MSG SIZE sent: 33 rcvd: 132 Gary Dunn wrote: > On Thu, 2002-05-09 at 10:18, David Rankin wrote: > > Well, I should have been more clear, and maybe the problem isn't as simple > > as I thought. On my 7.2 box, #ServerName your.server.name is still commented > > out, but apache is able to use gethostbyname() and correctly fill in the > > welcome screen in apache. > > > > In 8.2, something is fishy. > > > > [Skyline] # hostname > > Skyline.3111Skyline.com > > > > That looks OK > > > > [Skyline] # hostname --fqdn > > Unknown host > > > > That looks bad > > > > So it seems the problem with apache isn't with apache or httpd.conf, but > > rather with my hostname setup. I have set hostname and domainname, and I can't > > Looks like a DNS - bind - network configuration problem. "hostname" > alone takes your host's name from a file, while the fqdn option tells > hostname to do a DNS lookup. > > Does the output to dig slashdot.org look similar to this? > > ; <<>> DiG 9.2.0rc3 <<>> slashdot.org > ;; global options: printcmd > ;; Got answer: > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 48421 > ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 3 > > ;; QUESTION SECTION: > ;slashdot.org. IN A > > ;; ANSWER SECTION: > slashdot.org. 7930 IN A 64.28.67.150 > ... > > And of course you should "dig" yourself: > > $ dig Skyline.3111Skyline.com > > ; <<>> DiG 9.2.0rc3 <<>> Skyline.3111Skyline.com > ;; global options: printcmd > ;; Got answer: > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 39873 > ^^^^^^^^ > I think this -------------------------- is your problem. > > ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0 > > ;; QUESTION SECTION: > ;Skyline.3111Skyline.com. IN A > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. RANKIN * BERTIN, PLLC 1329 N. University, Suite D4 Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 (936) 715-9339 fax
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