[BlueOnyx:03839] Re: YUM updates (2010-03-02)

[Darrell D. Mobley]

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> From: blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it [mailto:blueonyx-bounces at blueonyx.it]
> On Behalf Of Larry Smith
> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 12:49 PM
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> Subject: [BlueOnyx:03833] Re: YUM updates (2010-03-02)
>
> Interesting way to test....  The "ping" itself is actually invalid and it
> is your localhost answering since the 127.0.0.X network is not "routable"
> on the internet and I know of no ISP that would allow network 127.x.y.z
> to traferse their net (I know I do not), but the item it does answer
> is whether or not that reverse has an IP at spamhaus.org.
> I actually use "host 56.83.110.84.zen.spamhaus.org"
> > 56.83.110.84.zen.spamhaus.org has address 127.0.0.10
> 
> If you are not getting an answer, then you either have a routing problem;
> DNS problem, or spamhaus believes you are hitting them with too many
> queries and have "blocked" your IP from talking to their servers....
> 
> Try "host -t ns zen.spamhaus.org" from your server and see what it
> says, it should return a really long list of servers.  Then try:
> > nslookup 56.83.110.84.zen.spamhaus.org f.ns.spamhaus.org
> or something that you know is listed and see what the actual server
> says.  (A "refused" code says you are being blocked by spamhaus)...
> An answer says you have a DNS problem, a "no route" response or
> timeout probably says you have a routing issue...

It worked, that's all I wanted, and it allowed me to fix my problem.  Thanks
for the input, if I need to use further queries, I'll give host a try.