Re: [cobalt-users] VERY Slow access to Cobalt RaQ4

["wcstaff" <wcstaff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a question.
we are using one sever using name based hosting with 2 ip addresses as DNS
servers. We were told on that one not to use reverse dns. Is this true or
does it matter?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Ewart" <cobalt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] VERY Slow access to Cobalt RaQ4


> Ok, well they probably know more than I do.... Wouldn't know, been lucky
> enough to have never called them.
>
> But you might still want to check the IPs you have configured as the DNS
> servers for the Raq. As I noted towards the bottom, it appeared that this
> was my problem... Bottom line is that unless the machine can reverse
lookup
> the address properly, you will get the errors and/or have slow login
> times...
>
> I don't qualify as an expert - just someone who had a similar problem
once.
> If that doesn't work, then I dunno... :)
>
> Rick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "wcstaff" <wcstaff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 9:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] VERY Slow access to Cobalt RaQ4
>
>
> > We do not use the reverse method on the raq. we were told by Sun techs
> that
> > it will cause slow access and other problems.
> > we use 2 A |Records (1 with www and 1 without)  and 1 mx record. Never a
> > problem.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rick Ewart" <cobalt@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: <devinsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 8:48 AM
> > Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] VERY Slow access to Cobalt RaQ4
> >
> >
> > > > gethostbyaddr(ip.address.goes.here) Failed: 2
> > >
> > > Devin -
> > >
> > > This is the result of an error message stating that your server cannot
> > > lookup the reverse DNS for that IP. I had a similar problem that drove
> me
> > > nuts as I was using the local DNS server on that machine and I HAD the
> > PTRs
> > > properly setup.... It was what caused my slow response. I simply put
up
> > with
> > > it for a while as it was a server that was used very little.
> > >
> > > Once I finally focused on it and decided to resolve it, I discovered
> that
> > > the provider where its located doesn't delegate the reverse lookup for
> my
> > > IPs. I had to update with their system. Duh. Bingo. Problem solved. Or
> so
> > I
> > > thought. It solved the errors like you are getting but not the slow
> > > logins...
> > >
> > > I finally figured out that problem was with my network setup - I moved
> my
> > > primary DNS servers and didn't update the network settings on the Raq.
> > Thus
> > > it only had one DNS server to rely on, which seemed the likely
> candidate.
> > I
> > > fixed it, rebooted and that took care of it. All has been well since.
> > >
> > > I am pretty sure that its probably DNS related, just maybe with the
> > network
> > > settings, not the DNS server itself.. Check that out.
> > >
> > > HTH.
> > > Rick
> > >
> > >
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