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Author: Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Date:  
To: keith Miller
CC: techlists, Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Troubleshooting Apache

For BIND caching?

On 2021-06-09 15:22, keith Miller wrote:
> Try using 1.1.1.1, 8.8.4.4 and 8.8.8.8
>
> On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 3:04 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
> <> wrote:
>
>> For keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] I had hosts (glue records)
>> set to my
>> VPS until this morning when I parked the domain at GoDaddy.
>>
>> The two domains I am working with on my SOHO home server are 1)
>> keiththewebguy.com [2] and 2) phpcodetest.com [3].
>>
>> I setup keiththewebguy.com [2] first and configured BIND9 for it on
>> the same
>> server.
>>
>> To try to troubleshoot I configures phpcodetest.com [3] on the same
>> box,
>> however it uses Zoneedit for DNS. phpcodetest.com [3] works as
>> expected.
>>
>> keiththewebguy.com [2] does not work.
>>
>> I've tried everything I can think of. I've tested the config files,
>> run
>> dig, and verified port 53 is open.
>>
>> I took the zone file for phpcodetest.com [3] from my VPS that runs
>> Plesk and
>> previously hosted keiththewebguy.com [2]. I forgot to change the IP
>>
>> addresses in the zone to my SOHO box and the website on my VPS was
>> accessible. When I changed the IP addresses in the zone file to my
>> SOHO
>> box the website quit working.
>>
>> I assumed this meant I had an Apache issue and that is when I added
>> phpcodetest.com [3] to test Apache. I've checked apache several
>> times...
>> And I am about to verify one more time.
>>
>> Thank you for your help!!
>>
>> On 2021-06-09 14:21, Michael Butash wrote:
>>> Some validation steps from my house here:
>>>
>>> ## check who owns it, this is same as whois effectively
>>>
>>> $ host -t NS keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] [1]
>>> keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] [1] name server
>> ns59.domaincontrol.com [4]
>>> [2].
>>> keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] [1] name server
>> ns60.domaincontrol.com [5]
>>> [3].
>>>
>>> ## confirm sanity that it thinks it owns it too, this is godaddy
>> dns
>>>
>>> $ host -t NS keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] [1]
>>> NS59.DOMAINCONTROL.COM [6] [4]
>>> Using domain server:
>>> Name: NS59.DOMAINCONTROL.COM [6] [4]
>>> Address: 97.74.100.31#53
>>> Aliases:
>>>
>>> keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] [1] name server
>> ns59.domaincontrol.com [4]
>>> [2].
>>> keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] [1] name server
>> ns60.domaincontrol.com [5]
>>> [3].
>>>
>>> ## what does the current soa look like hosted on godaddy
>>>
>>> $ host -t SOA keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] [1]
>>> keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] [1] has SOA record
>>> ns59.domaincontrol.com [4] [2]. dns.jomax.net [7] [5]. 2021060900
>> 28800 7200
>>> 604800 600
>>>
>>> ## does flash a-record exist? newp.
>>>
>>> $ host -t A flash.keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [8] [6]
>>> Host flash.keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [8] [6] not found:
>> 3(NXDOMAIN)
>>>
>>> ## It does have a base record though for the domain
>>>
>>> $ host -t A keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] [1]
>> NS59.DOMAINCONTROL.COM [6]
>>> [4]
>>> keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [1] [1] has address 34.98.99.30
>>>
>>> ## is there a www record?
>>>
>>> host -t A www.keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [9] [7]
>>> Host www.keithsmithinternetmarketing.com [9] [7] not found:
>> 2(SERVFAIL)
>>>
>>> I get nothing from pulling up the base domain, just a blank page.
>>> What urls are you set to currently for your vhosts?
>>>
>>> -mb
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 1:04 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
>>> <> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have two domains being hosted on this box. The first is
>> working
>>>> with
>>>> my BIND setup and does not work. The second I added as a check
>> that
>>>> is
>>>> using a 3rd party DNS and it works fine. I assume that points to
>> my
>>>>
>>>> DNS....
>>>>
>>>> Interestingly if I change the IP addresses on my Zone to the same
>>>> domain
>>>> that is hosted on my VPS it works. That I thought indicated it
>> was
>>>> an
>>>> apache issue.
>>>>
>>>> Interesting problem.
>>>>
>>>> Still hoping for resolution....
>>>>
>>>> On 2021-06-09 10:54, Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>>>>> Yeah. There is a default configuration for apache. That needs to
>>>> be
>>>>> shut off or removed if it has not been already.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 9:05 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
>>>>> <> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I am trying to configure just one domain. I assume you are
>>>> talking
>>>>>> about the Apache2 vhost configuration file? I have the default
>>>> and
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> one for my domain. Can you expand on what your thoughts are in
>>>>>> reference to "default"? Thanks!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2021-06-09 07:42, Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>>>>>>> do you have a possible conflict like "default" used in more
>> than
>>>>>> one
>>>>>>> active config file?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 7:38 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
>>>>>>> <> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've configured Apache more than a few times with little
>>>> trouble.
>>>>>>>> For
>>>>>>>> some reason I cannot see the current site I have configured.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am running Ubuntu 20.04lts and Apache2.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Apache is running. I can see the default page when entering
>>>> the
>>>>>>>> private
>>>>>>>> or the public IP to the box in my browser.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I assume that proves that port 80 is open to the world.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I configured the vhost directive file and enabled it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I checked the configuration with "apache2ctl -t" which
>> returns
>>>>>>>> "Syntax
>>>>>>>> OK".
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> When I try to access the website via my domain, it times out
>>>> and
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> browser says the website is not reachable.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've looked in the Apache error logs and there is nothing
>> that
>>>>>>>> indicates
>>>>>>>> a problem.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is there another log or logs I should be looking at?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Any help much appreciated!!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Keith
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>>>> you
>>>>>> from
>>>>>>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze
>>>>>> button.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Stephen
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>>>
>>> Links:
>>> ------
>>> [1] http://keithsmithinternetmarketing.com
>>> [2] http://ns59.domaincontrol.com
>>> [3] http://ns60.domaincontrol.com
>>> [4] http://NS59.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
>>> [5] http://dns.jomax.net
>>> [6] http://flash.keithsmithinternetmarketing.com
>>> [7] http://www.keithsmithinternetmarketing.com
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> --
> Keith D. Miller
>
>
> Links:
> ------
> [1] http://keithsmithinternetmarketing.com
> [2] http://keiththewebguy.com
> [3] http://phpcodetest.com
> [4] http://ns59.domaincontrol.com
> [5] http://ns60.domaincontrol.com
> [6] http://NS59.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
> [7] http://dns.jomax.net
> [8] http://flash.keithsmithinternetmarketing.com
> [9] http://www.keithsmithinternetmarketing.com

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