DNS_HOST_NOT_FOUND error

[leighfollestad]

Hello. I have been waiting for an application like this for a long time. I have installed Gbridge on 4 of my computers. I can see every computer from each computer, and their respective secureshares, however, only one will actually allow me to browse the other's files. the 3 others give me the DNS_HOST_NOT_FOUND error when I attempt to browse, or set up an auto sync.

Any help would be great. I am anxious to use Gbridge to it's full potential.

Thanks in advance for your reply.
leighfollestad@gmail.com

[admin]

is there any difference between the computer that works and other computer? windows version? any firewall?

on the computer that dones't work, please try this:
1. open a command prompt
2. type "ipconfig /all" and pm me the result.
3. type "ping this-machine-name.your-username.gbridge.net", and pm me the result.

On the machines that doens't work, was the browser configured any proxy?

[leighfollestad]

Hi! Thanks for taking the time to analyze. Here is the ipconfig from my home computer, which is the only machine that is set up with a different user. (It is "friends" with all other computers and has full privileges....

The computer that is working is an XP Pro, two of the other machines are XP PRO, and one of the machines is Vista.

The machine that is working is connected directly to the internet, while the other three are behind a router. Obviously it seems like a router issue, but how do i fix it?

The only firwall that I am using is Windows Firewall, and it has been configured to allow Gbridge.

No Proxy present on any machine.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\leighanddawn>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : FAMILY
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : gbridge.net
ok.shawcable.net
ok.shawcable.net

Ethernet adapter Gbridge:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : gbridge.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Gbridge Virtual Private Network Adap
ter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-50-F2-CE-82-01
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.239.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.239.255.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.239.255.254
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, October 16, 2008 6:30:25 P
M
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, October 16, 2009 6:30:25 PM

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ok.shawcable.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link WUA-2340 USB Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-11-13-C2-0B
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.59.168.13
64.59.168.15
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, October 16, 2008 6:30:29 P
M
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, October 17, 2008 6:30:29 PM

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ok.shawcable.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adap
ter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-6E-84-6E-FB
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.102
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.59.168.13
64.59.168.15
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, October 17, 2008 6:30:25 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, October 18, 2008 6:30:25 AM

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\leighanddawn>ping family.leighanddawn.gbridge.net

Pinging family.leighanddawn.gbridge.net [10.239.0.2] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 10.239.0.2: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 10.239.0.2: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 10.239.0.2: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 10.239.0.2: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 10.239.0.2:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

[admin]

Is it possible to capture a screenshot of the DNS_HOST_NOT_FOUND message and PM me? Thanks!

[leighfollestad]

Hello. Here is a screenshot of the error message

[leighfollestad]

Looking at it, it is actually a 502 Bad Gateway error, with the message
Bad Gateway
The following error occurred:
[code=DNS_HOST_NOT_FOUND] The host name was not found during the DNS lookup. Contact your system administrator if the problem is not found by retrying the URL.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please contact the administrator.

Thanks again

[admin]

on the machine that has problem, can you visit the local secureshare? It seems that the error message is coming from a http proxy. Which browser you are using? Can you try another browser by copy the url over?

[leighfollestad]

Hello. I wasn't able to view the local secureshares on the computers having problems, however, when I paste the URL for the share into Google Chrome, it works!

We are getting closer!

I look forward to your reply

Thanks!

[admin]

if Chrome works but not your default browser, very likely your default browser is using a proxy. Does the computers have problem in a corperate network?

[leighfollestad]

Nope, two of the three computers are on my home network. I'll check the third computer at work, to see about the Proxy .... For now, I have set Chrome to be my default browser, and it works great!

[leighfollestad]

For everyone's benefit, I have figured this one out. In Internet explorer:
Tools>Internet Options>Connections Tab>LAN Settings button>Un-check Automatically detect settings checkbox.

This solved the problem, although, I think I like Chrome as my default browser now!

Thanks for your help! I look forward to the future potential of Gbridge.

Best regards,

Leigh

[admin]

Thank you very much, Leigh! I am sure this will help lots of users!

Here is some information about the "automatically detec settings", seems your IEs were using some proxies silently :-)

http://lists.samba.org/archive/linux/2003-January/006039.html

[rdunhill]

For everyone's benefit, I have figured this one out. In Internet explorer:
Tools>Internet Options>Connections Tab>LAN Settings button>Un-check Automatically detect settings checkbox.

Thanks leigh! Just stumbled onto this post and you have solved one of my problems!