New subject: Can't ping pear.php.net

3 Dec 2012

On 2012-12-03 12:07, David Paul wrote:
...
  I don't think I did, think it's as it was when
I got the VPS

 search the-new-jedi-order.co.uk [1].
  nameserver 85.119.80.232
 nameserver 85.119.80.233 
OK, so that looks similar to mine. I have done some dig tests:

---start---
~# dig @127.0.0.1 pear.php.net

; <<>> DiG 9.7.3 <<>> @127.0.0.1 pear.php.net
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 57104
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 6

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;pear.php.net.                  IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
pear.php.net.           300     IN      CNAME   euk1.php.net.
euk1.php.net.           300     IN      A       5.77.39.20

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
php.net.                169942  IN      NS      dns3.easydns.org.
php.net.                169942  IN      NS      dns4.easydns.info.
php.net.                169942  IN      NS      dns2.easydns.net.
php.net.                169942  IN      NS      dns1.easydns.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
dns1.easydns.com.       300     IN      A       64.68.192.210
dns1.easydns.com.       300     IN      AAAA    2001:1838:f001::10
dns3.easydns.org.       600     IN      A       64.68.195.10
dns3.easydns.org.       60      IN      AAAA    2620:49:a::10
dns4.easydns.info.      40342   IN      A       194.0.2.19
dns4.easydns.info.      40342   IN      AAAA    2001:678:5::13

;; Query time: 350 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Mon Dec  3 12:20:36 2012
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 315

~# dig @185.119.80.232  pear.php.net

; <<>> DiG 9.7.3 <<>> @185.119.80.232 pear.php.net
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached

~# dig @185.119.80.233  pear.php.net

; <<>> DiG 9.7.3 <<>> @185.119.80.233 pear.php.net
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached

~# dig @8.8.8.8  pear.php.net

; <<>> DiG 9.7.3 <<>> @8.8.8.8 pear.php.net
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 59519
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;pear.php.net.                  IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
pear.php.net.           265     IN      CNAME   euk1.php.net.
euk1.php.net.           265     IN      A       5.77.39.20

;; Query time: 11 msec
;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8)
;; WHEN: Mon Dec  3 12:21:43 2012
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 65
---end---

Interesting stuff. It seems that the two Bitfolk-supplied IP addresses 
are down at the moment for whatever reason (probably worth asking Andy 
what is going on via an email to support(a)bitfolk.com). For now I suggest 
that you add the following line above the two other nameserver entries 
in your file:

nameserver 8.8.8.8

That is a public resolver by Google, which seems to do a good enough 
job at resolving odds and ends. Still, consider it a stop-gap for now 
until you have sorted out what you need to know in order to install your 
own local resolver (both bind and dnsmasq are excellent packages for 
situations like this).

Regards,
Jan Henkins

Re: [bitfolk] Can't ping pear.php.net