www prefix

[es2003]

I've noticed that my domains (2 out of 3) aren't accessible with a www prefix. Strangely the second domain I setup did work but now it doesn't but the last domain I setup does!

I've setup a dns zone for www and I've checked the httpd.conf file for the correct alias on the domains. I've also checked the zone file for cname www.

Also I created an ftp zone but that doesn't work either. Could someone point me in the right direction please

[xsenses]

A starter might be to post a URL for us to test to see if it is ISP/local machine related.

[flashweb]

Hi,

One of my domain can't access with WWW.

Can some one please check.

http://hostonnet.com

is working

http://www.hostonnet.com

Is NOT working.

Regards,

Yujin

[xsenses]

Flashweb have you checked the DNS Zone and httpd.conf entry like es2003?

Check DNSreports on your domain, among other things www record and cname lookup look like they need some adjustment (bottom of page).

[flashweb]

Hi,

I checked DNS entry, its like

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root@server2 [~]# cat /var/named/hostonnet.com.db
; Modified by Web Host Manager
; Zone File for hostonnet.com
@ 14400 IN SOA ns1.hosthat.com. flashweb.asianetonline.net. (
1051967622
28800
7200
3600000
86400
)

hostonnet.com. 14400 IN NS ns1.hosthat.com.
hostonnet.com. 14400 IN NS ns2.hosthat.com.
hostonnet.com. 14400 IN A 216.67.227.132

localhost.hostonnet.com. 14400 IN A 127.0.0.1

hostonnet.com. 14400 IN MX 0 hostonnet.com.

mail 14400 IN CNAME hostonnet.com.
www 14400 IN CNAME 216.67.227.132
ftp 14400 IN A 216.67.227.132
elove 14400 IN A 209.51.158.90

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The WWW entry is there.

I am getting sub domains and able to ping ftp, and mail, only "www" failed to ping and display site.

Regards,

Yujin

[howard]

you can't have a cname pointing to a ip only another hostname which has a A record pointing to a ip as atm its coming out as 216.67.227.132.hostonnet.com which doesn't exist also your ns1 doesn't appear to know anything about the domain

[flashweb]

Thanks howard for pointing out the error.

I changed it to

www 14400 IN CNAME hostonnet.com.

Still i could not get the site from my pc.

I tryed

lynx http://www.hostonnet.com

on server and i could get the site, is it cache problem ?

Regards,

Yujin

[howard]

most likely yes, as i could also see it now from one of my servers

[flashweb]

I tryed to connect the site from another server, got following error, don't know the problem is solved or not, i can't access from my pc also.

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Alert!: Unable to connect to remote host.


Looking up

Unable to locate remote host .
Alert!: Unable to connect to remote host.

lynx: Can't access startfile http:///www.hostonnet.com
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[howard]

yes ns1.hosthat.com doesn't appear to know anything about the domain so if a vistor hits that server they would get a silmar error

ns2.hosthat appears to be fine and has picked your change

; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> @ns2.hosthat.com www.hostonnet.com any
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; QUERY SECTION:
;; www.hostonnet.com, type = ANY, class = IN

;; ANSWER SECTION:
www.hostonnet.com. 4H IN CNAME hostonnet.com.

[flashweb]

I through ns2 will take if ns1 won't respond.

Primary Name Server NS1 is not on the server, i am changing the IP.

Hope everything will be ok once the ns1 ip get propogated.

[howard]

only if ns1 didn't respond however at the moment it is responding and it is saying it doesn't know anything about the domain in question