Re: converting internet addresses
From: "Michal F. Hanula" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 6:13 AM Subject: Re: converting internet addresses >[EMAIL PROTECTED] dnsip this.is.almost.certainly.a.dns.wild.card.kwiki.org >65.214.160.247 Yes, this certainly explains it, LOL... Wonder if "lee_shackleton" caught this? KDK ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: converting internet addresses
[...] > The server recognizes the browser's request by > name (bsdcon.kwiki.org) and serves from the > web folder configured to receive that request. > www.bsdcon.kwiki.org sends you to some > other folder in the same way, or perhaps it > is unconfigured and sends you instead to the > 'default' folder at that site. Seems unusual that > it would be in DNS and not specifically configured, > but that's a possibility. [EMAIL PROTECTED] dnsip this.is.almost.certainly.a.dns.wild.card.kwiki.org 65.214.160.247 m&f -- What do you care what other people think? pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: converting internet addresses
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "What is the difference between what I am telling the DNS server and outgoing gateway router to do when I enter into my browser address box 'http://www.bsdcon.kwiki.org' and when I enter into my browser address box 'http://bsdcon.kwiki.org'?" In this particular case, there is no difference. Both names point to the same IP address: 1-sec# nslookup www.bsdcon.kwiki.org Server: localhost Address: 127.0.0.1 Name:www.bsdcon.kwiki.org Address: 65.214.160.247 2-sec# nslookup bsdcon.kwiki.org Server: localhost Address: 127.0.0.1 Name:bsdcon.kwiki.org Address: 65.214.160.247 You see different sites for the different names because the server is using named virtual domains. In other words, the fact that your browser connects via one name or the other is the reason why you see different content as the result. -- -Chuck ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: converting internet addresses
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 12:00 PM Subject: converting internet addresses > Dear BSD enthusiast, > Greetings. I am a newcomer to the BSD/Unix world. See below. > My question is this: "What is the difference between > what I am telling the DNS server and outgoing > gateway router to do when I enter into my browser > address box 'http://www.bsdcon.kwiki.org' and > when I enter into my browser > address box 'http://bsdcon.kwiki.org'?" No difference whatsoever, as you may have noted that both hostnames resolve to the same IP address. Likely they are different folders on the same server. This would be an example of "name based virtual hosting", which is possible since the implementation of HTTP 1.1 The server recognizes the browser's request by name (bsdcon.kwiki.org) and serves from the web folder configured to receive that request. www.bsdcon.kwiki.org sends you to some other folder in the same way, or perhaps it is unconfigured and sends you instead to the 'default' folder at that site. Seems unusual that it would be in DNS and not specifically configured, but that's a possibility. > My place of employment is a large > agency with thousands of client machines. Yeah, the California Dept of Transportation. OK. > Most of the clients use > Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating system. Most of the servers > use either Novell operating system, or I.B.M. Domino operating system. You said that already, too. I feel sorry for them, maybe ;-) Nonetheless, welcome to the world of FreeBSD. Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
converting internet addresses
Dear BSD enthusiast, Greetings. I am a newcomer to the BSD/Unix world. On Wednesday, a message was posted on FreeBSD-Announce by Mr. Nik Clayton announcing the creation of a wiki site for the upcoming BSD convention. He gave the address as follows: "http://bsdcon.kwiki.org/";. In attempting to contact the site, I assumed that the omission of "www" from the address was a typographical error. So I pointed my web browser at " http://www.bsdcon.kwiki.org";. The page that was delivered was a site for posting shareware written in ruby language, and did not seem to resemble the site described by Mr. Clayton. I re-entered the address exactly as spelled in the announcement, without "www", and received the correct page. My question is this: "What is the difference between what I am telling the DNS server and outgoing gateway router to do when I enter into my browser address box 'http://www.bsdcon.kwiki.org' and when I enter into my browser address box 'http://bsdcon.kwiki.org'?" My place of employment is a large agency with thousands of client machines. Most of the clients use Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating system. Most of the servers use either Novell operating system, or I.B.M. Domino operating system. Many thanks for your assistance. Yours truly, Lee Shackelford ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"