[NBLUG/talk] Linux for refurbished computers (was: Re: Distributing OpenOffice...)

Mark Greeott mark at greeott.com
Tue Aug 12 16:49:00 PDT 2003


Or... http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric/

On Tuesday 12 August 2003 16:38, Ron Wickersham wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2003, Lincoln Peters wrote:
> > I still can't get the Gnumeric website to load on my computer.  Is anyone
> > else having problems with the Gnumeric website?
>
> at the root servers, ns1.styx.net is said to be authoritative for
> gnumeric.org. but you can't get to that name server (or it's backups).
>
> and styx.net doesn't run their own authoritative server, the root says look
> at ns1.nameresolve.com.   but that name server is unreachable (as well as
> its backups).
>
> the root says nameresolve.com isn't authoritative for their own zone
> either, and lists ns1.dotster.com.  at least that one is alive and points
> to an A record.
>
> so we can traceroute to find out where the connection stops and find that
> it dies in Seattle, trying to get to the name server.  it dies at a router
> for pnap.net, but at least you can get to pnap.net's name server.  but you
> can't get to pnap.net to check the status of their network and connections
> to their customers.
>
> so no one can reach gnumeric.org right now.
>
> -ron
>
>
> ####
>
> long details follow:
>
> the org registry is now pir.org
>
> batz% whois -h whois.pir.org gnumeric.org
>
> ---snip---
>
> Domain ID:D23050413-LROR
> Domain Name:GNUMERIC.ORG
> Created On:22-Mar-2000 09:23:41 UTC
> Last Updated On:05-Nov-2001 19:14:56 UTC
> Expiration Date:22-Mar-2010 09:23:41 UTC
> Sponsoring Registrar:R34-LROR
> Status:OK
> Registrant ID:34-C
> Registrant Name:SEE SPONSORING REGISTRAR
> Registrant Street1:Whois Server:whois.dotster.com
> ---snip---
> Name Server:DNS1.MX.STYX.NET
> Name Server:DNS1.EU.STYX.NET
> Name Server:DNS1.US.STYX.NET
>
>
> batz% whois -h whois.dotster.com gnumeric.org
>
> ---snip---
>
>  Registrant:
>     Helix Code Inc.
>     101 Rogers Street, Suite 214
>     Cambridge, MA 02142
>     US
>
> Registrar: DOTSTER
>    Domain Name: GNUMERIC.ORG
>    Created on: 22-MAR-00
>    Expires on: 22-MAR-10
>    Last Updated on: 22-MAR-00
>
> Domain servers in listed order:
>    DNS1.US.STYX.NET
>    DNS1.MX.STYX.NET
>    DNS1.EU.STYX.NET
>
> End of Whois Information
>
> ###
>
> so the domain itself was registered for 10 years.
>
> looking for the ip address at styx.net:
>
> ###
>
> batz% /usr/sbin/dig @dns1.us.styx.net gnumeric.org
>
> ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> @dns1.us.styx.net gnumeric.org
> ; Bad server: dns1.us.styx.net -- using default server and timer opts
> ; (3 servers found)
> ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> ;; res_nsend to server default -- 192.82.19.253: Connection timed out
>
> ###
>
> so what's up with the name servers?
>
> batz% whois styx.net
>
> Whois Server Version 1.3
>
> Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
> with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
> for detailed information.
>
> Domain Name: STYX.NET
>  Registrar: UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION SERVICES, INC.
>  Whois Server: whois.newdentity.com
>  Referral URL: http://www.newdentity.com
>  Name Server: NS1.NAMERESOLVE.COM
>  Name Server: NS2.NAMERESOLVE.COM
>  Name Server: NS3.NAMERESOLVE.COM
>  Name Server: NS4.NAMERESOLVE.COM
>  Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
>  Updated Date: 03-jul-2003
>  Creation Date: 03-jul-2003
>  Expiration Date: 03-jul-2004
>
> ---snip---
>
> batz% whois -h whois.newdentity.com styx.net
>
> ---snip---
>
>  No match for "STYX.NET".
>
> on www.newdentity.com they don't show any additional information, just
> regurgitate the internic's record.
>
> looking further for ns1.nameresolve.com:
>
> batz% /usr/sbin/dig ns1.nameresolve.com
>
> ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> ns1.nameresolve.com
> ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> ;; got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4
> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2
> ;; QUERY SECTION:
> ;;      ns1.nameresolve.com, type = A, class = IN
>
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> ns1.nameresolve.com.    1d19h3m4s IN A  64.94.117.196
>
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> nameresolve.com.        1d23h58m24s IN NS  ns1.dotster.com.
> nameresolve.com.        1d23h58m24s IN NS  ns2.dotster.com.
>
> ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> ns1.dotster.com.        1d23h58m24s IN A  64.94.117.199
> ns2.dotster.com.        1d23h58m24s IN A  63.251.83.78
>
> ;; Total query time: 7 msec
> ;; FROM: batz to SERVER: default -- 192.82.19.253
> ;; WHEN: Tue Aug 12 16:04:52 2003
> ;; MSG SIZE  sent: 37  rcvd: 144
>
> ###
>
> ok, so at least we can traceroute to ns1.nameresolve.com
>
> /usr/sbin/traceroute ns1.nameresolve.com
> traceroute to ns1.nameresolve.com (64.94.117.196), 30 hops max, 40 byte
> packets 1  66-gw-ap-net.alembic.net (66.182.11.254)  0.807 ms  0.432 ms 
> 0.400 ms 2  gandg.wireless.ap.net (192.82.17.65)  10.837 ms  10.900 ms 
> 24.148 ms 3  sr-r1.ap.net (192.82.20.33)  17.041 ms  11.506 ms  15.238 ms
>  4  216-210-197-149.atgi.net (216.210.197.149)  11.464 ms  13.476 ms 
> 16.218 ms 5  gig00.cr1.snrsca16.atgi.net (206.58.248.71)  24.161 ms  43.579
> ms  10.685 ms 6  se10.cr1.paixpa.atgi.net (216.174.225.49)  39.137 ms 
> 38.893 ms  22.356 ms 7  Serial3-9.GW9.PAO1.ALTER.NET (157.130.212.113) 
> 45.412 ms  65.114 ms  39.872 ms 8  136.ATM6-0.XR2.PAO1.ALTER.NET
> (152.63.52.198)  52.444 ms  45.369 ms  88.546 ms 9 
> 0.so-0-0-0.XL2.PAO1.ALTER.NET (152.63.54.77)  37.207 ms  37.376 ms  41.085
> ms 10  0.so-4-0-0.TL2.SCL2.ALTER.NET (152.63.1.61)  98.783 ms  38.761 ms 
> 39.520 ms 11  0.so-0-0-0.TL2.SEA1.ALTER.NET (152.63.2.146)  48.220 ms 
> 39.497 ms  35.780 ms 12  0.so-1-0-0.XL2.SEA1.ALTER.NET (152.63.2.133) 
> 97.168 ms  37.256 ms  40.947 ms 13  POS5-0.XR2.SEA1.ALTER.NET
> (152.63.106.234)  46.690 ms  39.126 ms  47.911 ms 14 
> 194.ATM6-0.GW8.SEA1.ALTER.NET (152.63.105.229)  36.349 ms  38.351 ms 
> 38.127 ms 15  internap1-gw.customer.alter.net (157.130.191.30)  50.569 ms 
> 41.475 ms  47.469 ms 16  border5.ge2-1-bbnet2.sef.pnap.net (63.251.160.74) 
> 38.900 ms  82.691 ms  35.994 ms 17  * * *
>  18  * * *
> and so forth.
>
> so we can't reach the name server for the name server for gnumeric.org.
>
> the connection dies inside pnap.net  but we can get to their name servers:
>
> batz% /usr/sbin/traceroute ns-a.pnap.net
> traceroute to ns-a.pnap.net (64.94.123.4), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
>  1  66-gw-ap-net.alembic.net (66.182.11.254)  0.686 ms  0.452 ms  0.428 ms
>  2  gandg.wireless.ap.net (192.82.17.65)  11.248 ms  11.508 ms  11.813 ms
>  3  sr-r1.ap.net (192.82.20.33)  10.378 ms  10.215 ms  11.943 ms
>  4  216-210-197-149.atgi.net (216.210.197.149)  11.715 ms  12.485 ms 
> 11.242 ms 5  gig00.cr1.snrsca16.atgi.net (206.58.248.71)  18.552 ms  23.148
> ms  12.894 ms 6  se10.cr1.paixpa.atgi.net (216.174.225.49)  14.307 ms 
> 15.387 ms se13.cr1.paixpa.atgi.net (216.210.208.1)  16.569 ms 7 
> Serial3-9.GW9.PAO1.ALTER.NET (157.130.212.113)  38.288 ms  44.579 ms 
> 42.936 ms 8  136.ATM5-0.XR1.PAO1.ALTER.NET (152.63.52.186)  57.306 ms 
> 57.277 ms  43.320 ms 9  0.so-0-0-0.XL1.PAO1.ALTER.NET (152.63.54.73) 
> 40.374 ms  36.102 ms  38.841 ms 10  0.so-4-0-0.TL1.SCL2.ALTER.NET
> (152.63.0.253)  38.668 ms  39.694 ms  37.569 ms 11 
> 0.so-5-0-0.TL1.SEA1.ALTER.NET (152.63.1.14)  42.239 ms  36.457 ms  35.909
> ms 12  0.so-1-0-0.XL1.SEA1.ALTER.NET (152.63.2.129)  38.635 ms  36.892 ms 
> 36.909 ms 13  POS5-0.XR1.SEA1.ALTER.NET (152.63.106.226)  37.843 ms  56.552
> ms  43.468 ms 14  195.ATM6-0.GW8.SEA1.ALTER.NET (152.63.105.217)  41.791 ms
>  37.506 ms  36.022 ms 15  internap1-gw.customer.alter.net (157.130.191.30) 
> 38.280 ms  43.344 ms  42.893 ms 16  border1.fe0-0-bbnet1.sef.pnap.net
> (63.251.160.4)  43.480 ms  37.655 ms  41.837 ms 17  ns-a.pnap.net
> (64.94.123.4)  38.794 ms  41.108 ms  42.955 ms
>
> so at least the service provider's name server is alive...but not all's
> well, i can't get to the service provider's web server.  it dies at the
> same place that nameresolve.com's name server dies.tz% /usr/sbin/traceroute
> www.pnap.net traceroute to www.pnap.net (63.251.170.41), 30 hops max, 40
> byte packets 1  66-gw-ap-net.alembic.net (66.182.11.254)  0.786 ms  0.432
> ms  0.398 ms 2  gandg.wireless.ap.net (192.82.17.65)  33.730 ms  11.117 ms 
> 12.319 ms 3  sr-r1.ap.net (192.82.20.33)  15.754 ms  10.882 ms  55.671 ms
>  4  216-210-197-149.atgi.net (216.210.197.149)  20.790 ms  21.167 ms 
> 16.782 ms 5  gig00.cr1.snrsca16.atgi.net (206.58.248.71)  12.284 ms  20.080
> ms  11.123 ms 6  se13.cr1.paixpa.atgi.net (216.210.208.1)  15.002 ms
> se10.cr1.paixpa.atgi.net (216.174.225.49)  13.948 ms  13.988 ms 7 
> Serial3-9.GW9.PAO1.ALTER.NET (157.130.212.113)  93.686 ms  35.184 ms 
> 51.190 ms 8  136.ATM5-0.XR2.PAO1.ALTER.NET (152.63.52.190)  40.554 ms 
> 36.840 ms  41.807 ms 9  0.so-0-0-0.XL2.PAO1.ALTER.NET (152.63.54.77) 
> 50.008 ms  41.677 ms  40.609 ms 10  0.so-4-0-0.TL2.SCL2.ALTER.NET
> (152.63.1.61)  35.703 ms  38.162 ms  41.014 ms 11 
> 0.so-0-0-0.TL2.SEA1.ALTER.NET (152.63.2.146)  38.103 ms  39.233 ms  37.489
> ms 12  0.so-1-0-0.XL2.SEA1.ALTER.NET (152.63.2.133)  41.756 ms  38.305 ms 
> 36.862 ms 13  POS5-0.XR2.SEA1.ALTER.NET (152.63.106.234)  37.525 ms  36.389
> ms  38.994 ms 14  194.ATM7-0.GW8.SEA1.ALTER.NET (152.63.105.221)  46.305 ms
>  46.662 ms  50.015 ms 15  internap1-gw.customer.alter.net (157.130.191.30) 
> 42.227 ms  35.786 ms  38.049 ms 16  border5.ge3-1-bbnet1.sef.pnap.net
> (63.251.160.10)  45.352 ms  43.062 ms  41.326 ms 17  * * *
>  18  * * *
>
> so after wasting your time looking at all this, i don't have any real info
> on what's up with gnumeric.org.  :-(
>
> -ron
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