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Re: Apache/Netscape unable to find server.



On Sat, Nov 20, 1999 at 06:35:55PM -0600, ktb wrote:
> I'm hoping someone can help me out here.  I have no desire at this time
> to set up a web server for myself but I am doing some volunteer work for
> and archeology agency (writing a search program to work through a
> browser).  I'm suppose to meet with them on Monday and I can't test my
> script.  I had Apache installed on my Debian system and was using it to
> test a Perl script I was working on.  I had to reinstall and when I
> installed Apache this time I get this Netscape error when I try to run
> my search program,
> 
> Netscape is unable to locate the server www.xyf.com
> Please check the server name and try again.
> 
> I have everything set up as I did before.  My html
> form is in /var/www and the program is in /usr/lib/cgi-bin.  Last time I
> edited,
> 
> /etc/apache/httpd.conf
> /etc/apache/httpd.conf.0
> 
> by adding "ServerName www.xyf.com" and everything
> worked fine for me. The page in /var/www loads just fine but when I use
> this form to search a file the Netscape error I listed above pops up.
> Does anyone know how I can fix this?  I looked in,
>   
> /var/log/apache/error.log
> 
> and nothing was there but Apache shutting down and
> starting.    
> Thanks,
> kent
> 
> 
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Sounds more like DNS problems than apache or netscape. Does the machine
that gives the error have valid nameservers listed in /etc/resolv.conf?

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