A Strange Happening! Domain doesn't load but IP loads up..!
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A Strange Happening! Domain doesn't load but IP loads up..!
I'm having a strage problem. I'm trying to access rapidshare.com. When I type in the complete address, the site doesn't show up, but when I'm trying to enter the website IP, 195.122.131.250, the website appears but the links in it aren't working because they are not relative url's but hardcoded ones... Does anybody know why this is happening and if there's a workaround for such problems?
PS: I've contacted the ISP but they say they haven't blocked the website at all..
PS: I've contacted the ISP but they say they haven't blocked the website at all..
- The Phoenix
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Yeah, the website has two namerservers
The first is working for me, but the second isn't...
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nserver: ns1.rapidshare.com 195.122.131.250
nserver: ns2.rapidshare.com 80.237.244.50- The Phoenix
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You misunderstand ip and dns.jmut wrote:cause domain names are against ip...and there is no way ip doesn't work but domain name does.
matters not. glad it works now.
Dns (in simple terms) is a lookup table. You ask the dns server "What is the ip address for example.com", and it responds with the ip address.
You can have ip addresses up and running but not have a dns record for that ip address, which would result in the ip working but domain name not.
You can have a dns record for an ip address, but not have the ip address up and running, which would result in the domain name working, but the ip address not.
DNS and IP are independent of each other, although dns depends on ip to some degree.
Regardless, the secondary nameserver not being active means a number of people will not be able to get the site to come up.
- The Phoenix
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Right, because the DNS is not working. Contact Rapidshare, inform them that the secondary dns is not responding, and they will likely tell you to change your whois information to point to the correct/functional nameservers.legend986 wrote:Well, as I said, the first IP is just allowing me to enter the site. But none of the links are working because they are not relative urls but static ones that have rapidshare.com... So, finally, the site is still not working...
That will fix your problem.
rapidshare's nameservers are either down, or your ISP's DNS is a bit messed up. What you can try doing is flushing your computer's cache to see if that helps (http://www.tech-faq.com/flush-dns.shtml), or just wait 24 hours for it to clear itself.