Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 20:43:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Dave Banning <sky_tracker@yahoo.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: can't access certain web addresses - very weird Message-ID: <20020619034304.18991.qmail@web12804.mail.yahoo.com>
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I have a freebsd machine which has been operating fine for a long time, providing web access for a small network. For some reason the machine cannot access certain web addresses. It has something to do with DNS. When I try to access my home site, skytrackercanada.com, I get no connection, but I CAN connect directly to the IP address of my home machine. Other people CAN connect normally to home machine. I can't even do a whois; david>$ whois freebsd.org whois: org.whois-servers.net: No address associated with hostname yet this will work; lynx http://www.yahoo.com but I cannot go to many parts of the yahoo.com web site, but CAN go to others. No, it is not just running on the the browser cache. I can refresh and also go to previously unexplored links. The only way I am now managing to access the web with out problems is by setting the browser to my home's proxy server using, my home IP address as the server, on 3128 - going that route proves to be problem free. My first guess was that the problem is the ISP, but they solemly deny it. They are a hugh company providing a few million users. Now I am wondering whether it is a virus, but I have not seen alot of activity on the list about viruses effecting freebsd itself, most win boxes attached. Maybe I've been cracked? Does anyone have an idea of tests I can run to get more information? ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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