Dns answers have been too big for udp packets, so query gets redone as tcp. Some firewalls (or fw admins) block tcp dns requests. (Although I would have expected to see a "server failed" type of message rather than "non-existent host".) Something to investigate, anyway.
> -----Original Message----- > From: SW [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 9:22 PM > To: Clamav > Subject: [Clamav-users] Clamav failes to update {Scanned} > > > I have clamav antivirus installed but a few days ago, it > stopped getting updated because I can't seem to resolve > 'database.clamav.net' and I'm not sure what the problem is. > It seems I can resolve other sites, including clamav.net but > not the database.clamav.net. Can someone help? > > Here is what I get w/ nslookup: > > $ nslookup database.clamav.net > Server: ns1.wppi.net > Address: 68.166.149.45 > > *** ns1.wppi.net can't find database.clamav.net: Non-existent > host/domain > > But, I can get to clamav.net: > > $ nslookup clamav.net > Server: ns1.wppi.net > Address: 68.166.149.45 > > Non-authoritative answer: > Name: clamav.net > Address: 66.35.250.210 > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > WPPi.com | WPPi.Net > ------------------------------------------------- > http://www.wppi.com | http://www.wppi.net > ------------------------------------------------- > WPPi.com & WPPi.Net MailScanner Signature > This message has been scanned for viruses > and dangerous content by WPPi MailScanner, > and has been found to be clean. > ------------------------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President > and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from > fundamentals to system > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Clamav-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ Clamav-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users
