[plug] Misconfiguration on server tcp/routing

Lucas van Staden lvs at dedmeet.com
Wed Feb 24 22:16:02 WST 2010


Hi,

Been a few days since I could spend time to look at this again, and 
unfortunately, the issue is not solved.
I think, to begin with, I had two issues, one of which was DNS, which is 
solved.

The resolv.conf is now pointing directly to iinet's dns servers:
web at webserver:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 203.0.178.191
nameserver 203.215.29.191

For some reason it looks like any request to google (and a couple of 
other ip's/domains) seem to route back to my own box.
I am sure this must be a configuration issue on the router, but I could 
be wrong.
I have not had the time to replace this router. (it is in fact a 
replacement of a belkin on which the wireless stopped working)

web at webserver:~$ ping www.google.com
PING www.l.google.com (66.102.11.104) 56(84) bytes of data. <--- DNS 
does resolve
 From 192.168.0.6 icmp_seq=1 Destination Port Unreachable
 From 192.168.0.6 icmp_seq=2 Destination Port Unreachable
 From 192.168.0.6 icmp_seq=3 Destination Port Unreachable

web at webserver:~$ ping 66.102.11.104 <-- can't ping ip even directly
PING 66.102.11.104 (66.102.11.104) 56(84) bytes of data.
 From 192.168.0.6 icmp_seq=1 Destination Port Unreachable
 From 192.168.0.6 icmp_seq=2 Destination Port Unreachable
 From 192.168.0.6 icmp_seq=3 Destination Port Unreachable

And a server in the UK:

web at webserver:~$ ping www.lizearle.com
PING lizearle.com (217.72.240.223) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 217.72.240.223: icmp_seq=1 ttl=114 time=414 ms
64 bytes from 217.72.240.223: icmp_seq=2 ttl=114 time=414 ms
64 bytes from 217.72.240.223: icmp_seq=3 ttl=114 time=403 ms
^C
--- lizearle.com ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 3 received, 25% packet loss, time 3022ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 403.980/411.103/414.926/5.041 ms

which works fine.

As mentioned, I can browse them via links, from the same box, and there 
is no proxy involved.


Any ideas what I should be looking for?

-Lucas


Tim White wrote:
> I've had no problems with Billion in the last few years.
>
> Recently had similar issues with DNS on a router, think it was a 
> netgear but can't remember. Apparently it's to do with IPv6 causing 
> issues, and seeing as most Windoze clients don't have IPv6 on by 
> default, the fault wasn't apparent except under Linux. My solution, 
> run dnsmasq and/or set to always use ISP or another providers DNS 
> servers. (I used googles new public dns servers so it works from any 
> location, as this was on my laptop and some ISP's limit connection to 
> their DNS servers to their customers. Plus 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 are 
> easy to remember, even if they aren't located in Australia).
>
> Tim
>
> On 20/02/10 13:20, Lucas van Staden wrote:
>> Hi Peter, thank you for the reply.
>>
>> I have also started to realise this could be DNS.
>> Further investigation also shows mails are defered (using exim)
>>
>> R: dnslookup_relay_to_domains for lucas at vanstaden.com.au
>> calling dnslookup_relay_to_domains router
>> dnslookup_relay_to_domains router called for lucas at vanstaden.com.au
>>  domain = vanstaden.com.au
>> DNS lookup of vanstaden.com.au (MX) gave TRY_AGAIN
>> vanstaden.com.au in dns_again_means_nonexist? no (option unset)
>> returning DNS_AGAIN
>> dnslookup_relay_to_domains router: defer for lucas at vanstaden.com.au
>>  message: host lookup did not complete
>> lucas at vanstaden.com.au cannot be resolved at this time: host lookup 
>> did not complete
>> search_tidyup called
>>
>>
>> The router is the main dns server for the internal network, all 
>> machines are xp desktops, except for this server)
>> Manual configuration. No network manager stuff installed.
>>
>> web at webserver:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
>> nameserver 192.168.0.1
>>
>> There are no other dns servers on this network. (should not be anyways)
>>
>> dns on the router:
>>
>> # cat /etc/resolv.conf
>> nameserver 203.0.178.191
>> nameserver 203.215.29.191
>>
>> Pings etc from the router itself is fine.
>>
>> Taking the nameserver from the router to the server, fixes the issue.
>>
>> So, the issue is with the routers dns server? (d-link g604t)
>>
>> Already planning on dumping this router, as it is constantly hanging.
>>
>> Any sugegstions on a mid-range decent router, which can at least 
>> handle a bit of intense network trafic?
>> This is now the second d-link in 6 months I have had issues with.
>> Looks like d-link will go off my list of brands to buy.
>>
>> -Lucas
>>
>>
>>
>> Peter wrote:
>>> Lucas van Staden wrote:
>>>> Hello.
>>>>
>>>> I have found an odd problem on my webserver box (use purely to just 
>>>> host my own two personal websites)
>>>>
>>>> I cannot seem to ping certain addresses, but browsing them from 
>>>> links, works fine.
>>>> Some work fine.
>>>> For the life of me I cannot find what is wrong.
>>>> Other machines on this network works fine.
>>>> I am sure it is something obvious, but I just can't see it.
>>>>
>>>> web at webserver:~$ ping www.google.com
>>>> PING www.l.google.com (66.102.11.104) 56(84) bytes of data.
>>>> From 192.168.0.6 icmp_seq=1 Destination Port Unreachable
>>>>
>>>> (takes about 1-2 minutes for that response, and for each thereafter)
>>>>
>>>> Network setup:
>>>>
>>>> auto eth1
>>>> iface eth1 inet static
>>>>    address 192.168.0.6
>>>>    netmask 255.255.255.0
>>>>    gateway 192.168.0.1
>>>>    network 192.168.0.0
>>>>    broadcast 192.168.0.255
>>>>
>>>> web at webserver:~$ sudo route -n
>>>> [sudo] password for web:
>>>> Kernel IP routing table
>>>> Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    
>>>> Use Iface
>>>> 192.168.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      
>>>> 0        0 eth1
>>>> 0.0.0.0         192.168.0.1     0.0.0.0         UG    100    
>>>> 0        0 eth1
>>>>
>>>> web at webserver:~$ sudo ifconfig
>>>> eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:13:8f:a3:cd:e1          
>>>> inet addr:192.168.0.6  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
>>>>          inet6 addr: fe80::213:8fff:fea3:cde1/64 Scope:Link
>>>>          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>>>>          RX packets:13720 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>>>>          TX packets:18280 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>>>>          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>>>>          RX bytes:4039608 (4.0 MB)  TX bytes:16416771 (16.4 MB)
>>>>          Interrupt:20 Base address:0xd800
>>>>
>>>> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback          inet addr:127.0.0.1  
>>>> Mask:255.0.0.0
>>>>          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
>>>>          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
>>>>          RX packets:434 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>>>>          TX packets:434 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>>>>          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>>>>          RX bytes:65165 (65.1 KB)  TX bytes:65165 (65.1 KB)
>>>>
>>>> web at webserver:~$ traceroute www.google.com
>>>> traceroute to www.google.com (66.102.11.104), 30 hops max, 40 byte 
>>>> packets
>>>> 1   (192.168.0.6)  0.090 ms  0.038 ms  0.034 ms
>>>>
>>>> Does not go any further
>>>>
>>>> I new d-link modem/router has been put in use, and I am unsure if 
>>>> this issue existed before then.
>>>>
>>>> Routing on the router:
>>>>
>>>> # route -n
>>>> Kernel IP routing table
>>>> Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    
>>>> Use Iface
>>>> 203.59.14.16    203.59.48.28    255.255.255.255 UGH   0      
>>>> 0        0 ppp0
>>>> 203.59.14.16    0.0.0.0         255.255.255.255 UH    0      
>>>> 0        0 ppp0
>>>> 203.59.48.28    127.0.0.1       255.255.255.255 UGH   0      
>>>> 0        0 lo
>>>> 192.168.0.0     192.168.0.1     255.255.255.0   UG    0      
>>>> 0        0 br0
>>>> 192.168.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      
>>>> 0        0 br0
>>>> 239.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U     1      
>>>> 0        0 br0
>>>> 0.0.0.0         203.59.14.16    0.0.0.0         UG    0      
>>>> 0        0 ppp0
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What could be wrong?
>>>>
>>> Hi Lucas,
>>>
>>> Looks like a DNS issue to me.  Is the server running DNS (bind)?  Do 
>>> you have another DNS server on your network or is your modem/router 
>>> configured to  supply DNS info?
>>>
>>> What are the DNS settings you are using on the server (Network 
>>> Manager?)....   Auto or manual DNS?
>>>
>>> What does /etc/resolv.conf look like?
>>>
>>> -Peter.
>>
>>
>


-- 
Regards
Lucas van Staden

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