The problem seems to be with DNS servers. But first some security background. I like my posts to at least have some security content! - I thought I would check into Brian's site and see if i could see where the problem lies. I did a ping from my PC on www.orablogs.com and got no results. I then tried tracert, to see if I could see where the problem lies, again no result. So I next thought about accessing orablogs by using instead the IP Address instead of the domain name. First I need the IP address. I like the Netcraft site as it gives some great info about sites. Kevin Mitnick mentions this site in his book The Art of Intrusion : The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders & Deceivers
- this is where i found it from a while ago. Netcraft.com has a search box in the top left corner where you can check out a site�s hosting details. I entered orablogs.com and found out the IP address and also noted that orablogs has had its server details changed a few times this year. It is interesting to note that the nameserver, DNS admin and reverse DNS are marked as not known. I checked my own site and saw these details are present. This confirmed my suspicions. So i tried to access orablogs with http://83.170.75.145/orablogs/ and found that it works. I was able to view orablogs. Then i thought about DNS issues and used the site www.dnsreport.com and entered orablogs.com, the report shows some warnings and failures. As I said I have asked Brian what the problems are.This is a good issue to look into; the moral of the story is that there are plenty of sites out there on the net that can divulge huge amounts about your own site or about anyone else�s. This information is effectively public. If you run a site or host an Oracle database to the Internet then beware of what can be found out about it.
