Re: Apache/Netscape unable to find server.

[ktb <xyf@inetnebr.com>]

Erick Kinnee wrote:
> 
> 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?


I really don't know anything about DNS.  I have never attempted to set
up a network.  I looked at the file /etc/resolv.conf and found two valid
primary and secondary DNS numbers from my isp, probably put in by
pppconfig.  I'm not trying to test my program online though.  I'm just
trying to test the cgi/perl stuff on my system, which is one stand alone
box.  I ran ifconfig and found a number under "lo" that corresponded to
the number in my /etc/hosts file.  I put that in /etc/resolv.conf to see
if that would help and it didn't.  I don't know if that provides more
info towards my problem or not.
Thanks,
kent