[MacPorts] #39868: DNS warning updating outdated

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Fri Aug 2 15:14:26 PDT 2013


#39868: DNS warning updating outdated
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  Reporter:  graziosi.angelo@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect             |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal             |  Milestone:
 Component:  base               |    Version:  2.2.0
Resolution:  wontfix            |   Keywords:
      Port:                     |
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Comment (by 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
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/39868#comment:6>
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