An unusual dns question

[wizard at neonedge.com (Wizard)]

Win2k fails to connect using Netscape OR IE, but does connect when using the
https prefix. NS 6.2 responds with "The connection was refused...", whereas
NS 3 responds that there was "no response". IE just times out with "page
cannot be displayed". I can't explain why NS on Win95 connects, although it
seems to me that I remember a setting somewhere that auto-completes the
prefixes on URLs that do not respond or maybe don't have a DNS entry.
Grant M.


"Bill Horne" <bill at horne.net> writes:
>
> Thanks for reading this. I've got an unusual question about dns.
>
> On my RH 7.3 box, if I use Netscape and enter
> http://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list, the browser
> stalls and finally times out. I can see the dns query going out and
> being answered, and then a series of connect attempts to port 80, with
> no answers from listman.redhat.com.
>
> On Windows 95, if I use Netscape and enter the same URL, I see the dns
> query going out and being answered, and then a connect attempt AND
> ANSWER to PORT 443! The page comes up ok, albeit as https instead of http.
>
> If I enter https instead of http on the Redhat box, it also renders the
> page correctly.
>
> The question: how did the windows version of netscape know it should
> attempt port 443? There were NO attempts on port 80 before the port 443
> traffic, so I assume that the dns query provided the information somehow.
>
> Please tell me if that makes sense, or supply any other information
> you can. Thanks in advance.
>
> Bill
>
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> Bill Horne
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