#39868: DNS warning updating outdated --------------------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: graziosi.angelo@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: base | Version: 2.2.0 Resolution: wontfix | Keywords: Port: | --------------------------------+-------------------------------- Comment (by graziosi.angelo@…): Replying to [comment:6 cal@…]:
Replying to [comment:5 graziosi.angelo@…]:
With MacPorts 2.2.0 has been introduced a test which tries to load a not valid host (invalid-host.macports.org), so that the test HAS success if it PRODUCES an error.
Correct so far. If the lookup of `invalid-host.macports.org` does NOT fail, there is a potential problem with your setup.
(indeed when I put invalid-host.macports.org in the address bar of Chrome, I got an error). And this is flagged to the user with that warning.
It depends what kind of error you get. If it's the error message usually printed by Chrome (http://files.neverpanic.de/chrome-dns-error.jpg) then your connection is fine and you should not see this warning. If you see a different page (usually with your ISP's logo and a search form) your DNS servers do not correctly indicate that this domain does not exist, which might lead to problems when automatically downloading files.
So, in short, the warning really means "OK, you have a good connection etc.."
No. If you see the warning, there probably is something wrong with your connection.
Just to make sure, let's verify this is actually the case. Please run the following command in a terminal and paste its output: {{{ /usr/bin/host invalid-host.macports.org }}}
It prints: {{{ $ /usr/bin/host invalid-host.macports.org invalid-host.macports.org has address 212.48.8.140 Host invalid-host.macports.org not found: 3(NXDOMAIN) Host invalid-host.macports.org not found: 3(NXDOMAIN) }}} Sincerely, I don't understand what is wrong with my connection. I work with it since 2004 without big problems.. Ciao, Angelo. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/39868#comment:7> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X