whois problem.

bruse · 08-23-2005, 08:30 AM

mandrake 10.0

i have installed whois and bind.
but i can not get the IP address.

[root@localhost root]# whois -h whois.ripe.net HELP
Timeout.
[root@localhost root]# whois google.com
Timeout.
[root@localhost root]#

[root@localhost root]# cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 10.1.1.1
nameserver 10.1.1.2
nameserver 127.0.0.1

[root@localhost root]#

please help me how to config. and get the full information that google.com.
i am using internet by proxy server.

peter_robb · 08-23-2005, 08:48 AM

Try it this way..

whois -h 193.0.0.135 google.com

If it works, you need to adjust your dns methods..
You may also have the ports blocked by your ISP..

bruse · 08-24-2005, 05:59 AM

no it is not working.

peter_robb · 08-24-2005, 06:10 AM

Ok, whois uses port 43

Install the programme tcp-traceroute

Then see how far you can connect until it stops.
What to do from there depends on why it stops..

bruse · 08-24-2005, 07:52 AM

sir i have installed that packages now what should i do?
how to query?

peter_robb · 08-24-2005, 07:59 AM

According to its man page..

tcptraceroute -p 43 whois.ripe.net

If it shows * * * it means no replies came back, or your packets never got out.

bruse · 08-25-2005, 06:39 AM

but what is this error.

[root@localhost root]# tcptraceroute -p 43 whois.ripe.net
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
[root@localhost root]#

peter_robb · 08-25-2005, 06:48 AM

The tcptraceroute programme had an internal error, prob bad use of ram..

If you built from sources, make sure it used the kernel headers from your running version, or find a Mandrake/Mandriva package already built, eg from rpmfind.net

scowles · 08-25-2005, 07:04 AM

please help me how to config. and get the full information that google.com.
i am using internet by proxy server.

I don't believe the whois program supports specifying a proxy server. At least the man pages for whois do not state you can specify a proxy server.

If all else fails, try the following website: www.whois.net

peter_robb · 08-25-2005, 07:46 AM

Coz whois doesn't use port 80, it is unlikely to be going through the proxy..

However, a wee bit of testing is needed to find the failure point.
From other threads, bruse is using a custom 2.4 kernel in a 2.6 version of Mandrake, so we need to eliminate some local problems while testing..

scowles · 08-25-2005, 08:19 AM

Thanks for the clarification. Wasn't aware of the other issues/threads.

I'll gladly take my leave from this thread now.

bruse · 08-25-2005, 08:33 AM

tnanks for all
still i can not.
so i will try it some other way.