I get short timeframes when it works just fine. Most of the time DNS fails to get the address. Here's the DIG output for both success and failure: Successful Lookup: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>> plug.phoenix.az.us +trace ;; global options: printcmd . 511182 IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 511182 IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 511182 IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 511182 IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 511182 IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 511182 IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 511182 IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 511182 IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 511182 IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 511182 IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 511182 IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 511182 IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 511182 IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. ;; Received 436 bytes from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) in 20 ms us. 172800 IN NS A.GTLD.BIZ. us. 172800 IN NS B.GTLD.BIZ. us. 172800 IN NS C.GTLD.BIZ. ;; Received 140 bytes from 192.112.36.4#53(G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET) in 83 ms phoenix.az.us. 7200 IN NS NS1.DERU.NET. phoenix.az.us. 7200 IN NS NS2.DERU.NET. ;; Received 80 bytes from 209.173.53.162#53(A.GTLD.BIZ) in 90 ms plug.phoenix.az.us. 86400 IN NS ns3.lufthans.com. plug.phoenix.az.us. 86400 IN NS ns2.sequoia.net. ;; Received 127 bytes from 140.99.0.2#53(NS1.DERU.NET) in 33 ms plug.phoenix.az.us. 600 IN A 209.234.155.12 plug.phoenix.az.us. 600 IN NS ns2.sequoia.net. plug.phoenix.az.us. 600 IN NS ns3.LuftHans.com. ;; Received 127 bytes from 68.110.171.226#53(ns3.lufthans.com) in 30 ms ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Failed Lookup: ; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>> plug.phoenix.az.us ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 3470 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;plug.phoenix.az.us. IN A ;; Query time: 5 msec ;; SERVER: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) ;; WHEN: Mon Oct 31 18:47:21 2005 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Failed Lookup specifying the Sequoia nameserver: dig @ns2.sequoia.net plug.phoenix.az.us ; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>> @ns2.sequoia.net plug.phoenix.az.us ;; global options: printcmd ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It looks like ns2.sequoia.net isn't responding reliably, and ns3.LuftHans.com doesn't always get queried unless an exhaustive search query is executed (I always got the successful run when using the +trace option). der.hans wrote: > Am 31. Oct, 2005 schwätzte Kenneth so: > >> I had trouble accessing the site to check it out. Maybe a temporary >> thing, >> but it took about 10 minutes to load the main page, and every attempt to >> click a link came back with a DNS failure. What I saw looks good >> though :) > > > DNS should either work for the new site or for the old site. It shouldn't > cause the site to have problems. > > Note that "shouldn't" and "doesn't" are different words :). > > The site has been performing well for me, but I certainly don't represent > a significant part of the networking on the Internet. > > Please keep us updated if you continue to see problems! > > ciao, > > der.hans > >> --- Alan Dayley wrote: >> >>> The new PLUG website is now up! >>> >>> Working in the group on plug-webdev email list, we now have the base of >>> the new site up and running. Please visit and start contributing! We >>> need: >>> >>> - Getting Started articles >>> - Links >>> - Reviews >>> - Comments and suggestions >>> - Etc. >>> >>> We know it is not yet perfect but there are efforts underway to improve >>> and build on this base. Content is always king and we need the input of >>> all who wish to help. >>> >>> Currently the site is only available at http://plug.phoenix.az.us. >>> http://www.plug.phoenix.az.us is *not* working yet but we are addressing >>> that. >>> >>> We want to thank Integrum Technologies (http://integrumtech.com) for >>> providing the host for the new site. >>> >>> We also thank the Joomla! development team (http://www.joomla.org) for a >>> great content management system. >>> >>> I thank all the PLUGgers that have been in plug-webdev offering help and >>> advice. 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