Alinboard

[Philips]

Can someone please tell me what the heck happened to alinboard?????????????????????????????????

 

[Kaiser]

Seems like DNS is having a problem. It's been having a problem all day. Lookups time out.

 

[Tyrone]

That explains the prob.

 

[jstforme]

what is DNS?

 

[K1]

 

[Tyrone]

It's up and running NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[K1]

It's up and running NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the info bro........

 

[Kaiser]

what is DNS?

In short:
Domain Name Service

For a deeper explaination:
It resolves names into addresses. If you try to go to google.com, there is actually an assumed dot at the end of the name so it could realistically be written "google.com." but no one types the final dot anymore. When it is decyphered it is read from right to left and again assumes a "." appended to the right which is also known as "root". The breakdown goes sort of like this with the exception of a couple of recursive returns which we will not get into:
You want to go to google.com.

1. It asks one of the internet "root" DNS servers where the most available "com" DNS server is. That returns an IP of the most available "com" DNS server to your PC.
2. Your computer then asks the most available "com" server where the most available "google" DNS server resides. It returns the IP of the most available google DNS server.
3. Your computer then contacts the "google" DNS server for the IP of it's most available web or other server which of course your computer uses to get the information you requested.

So it is basically a directory assistance. I made it a little simpler for explanation sake because I basically did not include an DNS server designated for your machine that your ISP provides and instead made your machine do all of the looking up.

 

[Tyrone]

In short:
Domain Name Service

For a deeper explaination:
It resolves names into addresses. If you try to go to google.com, there is actually an assumed dot at the end of the name so it could realistically be written "google.com." but no one types the final dot anymore. When it is decyphered it is read from right to left and again assumes a "." appended to the right which is also known as "root". The breakdown goes sort of like this with the exception of a couple of recursive returns which we will not get into:
You want to go to google.com.

1. It asks one of the internet "root" DNS servers where the most available "com" DNS server is. That returns an IP of the most available "com" DNS server to your PC.
2. Your computer then asks the most available "com" server where the most available "google" DNS server resides. It returns the IP of the most available google DNS server.
3. Your computer then contacts the "google" DNS server for the IP of it's most available web or other server which of course your computer uses to get the information you requested.

So it is basically a directory assistance. I made it a little simpler for explanation sake because I basically did not include an DNS server designated for your machine that your ISP provides and instead made your machine do all of the looking up.

I wish I knew Kais personally since I wan't to buy a cpu now...btw Kais...got anything you want to get rid of...pm me if you do...I can't afford a new one yet...

 

[Kaiser]

I wish I knew Kais personally since I wan't to buy a cpu now...btw Kais...got anything you want to get rid of...pm me if you do...I can't afford a new one yet...

Nothing right now man, but I'll keep you in mind. I donate PCs all of the time to Goodwill too.

 

[Tyrone]

Nothing right now man, but I'll keep you in mind. I donate PCs all of the time to Goodwill too.

My middle name is goodwill...lol...you seem like a great individual and I would compensate you in how ever much you saw necessary for something that works...pm me when you want...

 

[Ashop]

No worries,,minor server updates. All is up and running fine now.

 

[K1]

I can't get back on now?? The page just keeps loading and nothing comes up?? It got stuck it my pm box and hasn't done anything since, I had to just x-out of the page??!!!

 

[Kaiser]

Yeah, it's down again, but this time I'm getting resolve as far as DNS is concerned.

 

[K1]

Yeah, it's down again, but this time I'm getting resolve as far as DNS is concerned.

Fix it up bro, show us the love!!! You've hooked me up with my computer problems before, no ones better at that game then you bro!!!

 

[Kaiser]

Fix it up bro, show us the love!!! You've hooked me up with my computer problems before, no ones better at that game then you bro!!!

I would but I only have moderator privledges on Alinboard. I would need admin. Moderator is very limited.

 

[K1]

I would but I only have moderator privledges on Alinboard. I would need admin. Moderator is very limited.

Just you thinking about it must have worked bro,,,,it's back up again!!!

 

[alan1973]

what is DNS?

Maybe this is the easiest way to explain it.
try looking up a friend's name in the phonebook via his phone number.....not easy is it?
all addresses are nothing but IP addresses, but it is harder to remember a bunch of numbers.
However, associating a name with an IP is much easier for the end user (you).
DNS allows you to remember the name, type it in and the the DNS service will translate it into an IP addres to retrieve the site you are looking for.