Cannot resolve ecx.images-amazon.com. Options

Hello all,

I have a Windows 2003 DNS which cannot load images from amazon.com. It works
perfectly ok in a Windows 2000 DNS setup. It looks like the images are hosted
at
ecx.images-amazon.com, g-ecx.images-amazon.com etc.

This post is duplicated as I can't get any answers from MS DNS forum. I see
some posts with similar cause but can't get a right answer. Please advice.

Thanks all

TSAM <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have a Windows 2003 DNS which cannot load images from amazon.com.
> It works perfectly ok in a Windows 2000 DNS setup. It looks like the
> images are hosted at
> ecx.images-amazon.com, g-ecx.images-amazon.com etc.
>
> This post is duplicated as I can't get any answers from MS DNS forum.
> I see some posts with similar cause but can't get a right answer.
> Please advice.
>
> Thanks all

When you ping those hostnames do you get an IP address returned in reply? Is
it the same IP you get when you ping them from another, working,
environment?

If so, it's not a name resolution problem and is more likely a browser
issue.

If not, what's different about the forwarders you're using (presuming you're
using forwarders)?

NB: I don't see a post from you in microsoft.public.windows.server.dns, for
what it's worth. That group does get a lot of traffic, so it's a good place
to post. Since you seem to be using the web interface to the newsgroups,
note that lost or dupe posts are not uncommon in that situation, and you
might consider using a news client, such as Forte Agent, Thunderbird, or
even Outlook Express instead. It's a lot easier to do nearly everything if
you use a newsreader....you also have the ability to mark messages to be
watched, filter the views so you can see replies to your posts easily, etc.

The Microsoft public news server is msnews.microsoft.com and you can
subscribe to as many groups as you like; no authentication is required.

The following is from a post by MVP Malke ...

-------------------------------------------------------
Here's information on Usenet and using a newsreader:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
explanation of newsgroups
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlo...ssnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...wto/default.asp
- Set Up Newsreader

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properly
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
crossposting

Some newsreaders for Windows
http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php - for Forte
http://www.mozilla.org (Thunderbird does newsgroups)
http://gravity.tbates.org/

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While pinging from a Windows 2003 box, I get a host not found echo.

C:\Program Files\Support Tools>ping ecx.images-amazon.com
Ping request could not find host ecx.images-amazon.com. Please check the
name and try again.

On both servers in forwarders tab, DNS domain has All other DNS domains as
the entry.

Thanks

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> TSAM <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have a Windows 2003 DNS which cannot load images from amazon.com.
> > It works perfectly ok in a Windows 2000 DNS setup. It looks like the
> > images are hosted at
> > ecx.images-amazon.com, g-ecx.images-amazon.com etc.
> >
> > This post is duplicated as I can't get any answers from MS DNS forum.
> > I see some posts with similar cause but can't get a right answer.
> > Please advice.
> >
> > Thanks all
>
> When you ping those hostnames do you get an IP address returned in reply? Is
> it the same IP you get when you ping them from another, working,
> environment?
>
> If so, it's not a name resolution problem and is more likely a browser
> issue.
>
> If not, what's different about the forwarders you're using (presuming you're
> using forwarders)?
>
> NB: I don't see a post from you in microsoft.public.windows.server.dns, for
> what it's worth. That group does get a lot of traffic, so it's a good place
> to post. Since you seem to be using the web interface to the newsgroups,
> note that lost or dupe posts are not uncommon in that situation, and you
> might consider using a news client, such as Forte Agent, Thunderbird, or
> even Outlook Express instead. It's a lot easier to do nearly everything if
> you use a newsreader....you also have the ability to mark messages to be
> watched, filter the views so you can see replies to your posts easily, etc.
>
> The Microsoft public news server is msnews.microsoft.com and you can
> subscribe to as many groups as you like; no authentication is required.
>
> The following is from a post by MVP Malke ...
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Here's information on Usenet and using a newsreader:
>
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
> explanation of newsgroups
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlo...ssnewreader.htm
> http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...wto/default.asp
> - Set Up Newsreader
>
> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
> microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
> working properly
> http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
> crossposting
>
> Some newsreaders for Windows
> http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php - for Forte
> http://www.mozilla.org (Thunderbird does newsgroups)
> http://gravity.tbates.org/
>
> -------------------------------------
>
>
>
>

TSAM <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> While pinging from a Windows 2003 box, I get a host not found echo.
>
> C:\Program Files\Support Tools>ping ecx.images-amazon.com
> Ping request could not find host ecx.images-amazon.com. Please check
> the name and try again.
>
> On both servers in forwarders tab, DNS domain has All other DNS
> domains as the entry.

But you aren't seeing any IP addresses there for forwarders?

Try using your ISP's DNS servers as forwarders.


>
> Thanks
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> TSAM <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I have a Windows 2003 DNS which cannot load images from amazon.com.
>>> It works perfectly ok in a Windows 2000 DNS setup. It looks like the
>>> images are hosted at
>>> ecx.images-amazon.com, g-ecx.images-amazon.com etc.
>>>
>>> This post is duplicated as I can't get any answers from MS DNS
>>> forum. I see some posts with similar cause but can't get a right
>>> answer. Please advice.
>>>
>>> Thanks all
>>
>> When you ping those hostnames do you get an IP address returned in
>> reply? Is it the same IP you get when you ping them from another,
>> working, environment?
>>
>> If so, it's not a name resolution problem and is more likely a
>> browser issue.
>>
>> If not, what's different about the forwarders you're using
>> (presuming you're using forwarders)?
>>
>> NB: I don't see a post from you in
>> microsoft.public.windows.server.dns, for what it's worth. That group
>> does get a lot of traffic, so it's a good place to post. Since you
>> seem to be using the web interface to the newsgroups, note that lost
>> or dupe posts are not uncommon in that situation, and you might
>> consider using a news client, such as Forte Agent, Thunderbird, or
>> even Outlook Express instead. It's a lot easier to do nearly
>> everything if you use a newsreader....you also have the ability to
>> mark messages to be watched, filter the views so you can see replies
>> to your posts easily, etc.
>>
>> The Microsoft public news server is msnews.microsoft.com and you can
>> subscribe to as many groups as you like; no authentication is
>> required.
>>
>> The following is from a post by MVP Malke ...
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------
>> Here's information on Usenet and using a newsreader:
>>
>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
>> explanation of newsgroups
>> http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlo...ssnewreader.htm
>> http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
>> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...wto/default.asp
>> - Set Up Newsreader
>>
>> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>> http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
>> microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
>> working properly
>> http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
>> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
>> crossposting
>>
>> Some newsreaders for Windows
>> http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php - for Forte
>> http://www.mozilla.org (Thunderbird does newsgroups)
>> http://gravity.tbates.org/
>>
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