DNS Server Failure and Configuration Block | Generated by AI

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The conversation revolved around persistent, severe network connectivity issues on the server (lzw-server).

Here is a summary of the events:

  1. The Problem: Initial requests to check weibo.com via ping failed with a “Temporary failure in name resolution,” and subsequent TCP connection attempts to various external services timed out (i/o timeout).
  2. Diagnosis: We investigated DNS resolution using nslookup, which confirmed the local DNS server (127.0.0.53) was actively refusing the queries. This indicated a local network configuration problem, not a website outage.
  3. Root Cause: The configuration file (/etc/resolv.conf) was managed by systemd-resolved, pointing to the local stub resolver.
  4. Proposed Solution: We determined the fix would likely involve changing the nameserver in /etc/resolv.conf to your gateway (192.168.1.1) to force external DNS lookups.
  5. Roadblock: Attempts to modify this file using exec (even with elevated privileges) failed with “Permission denied,” as the service aggressively manages the file.
  6. Next Steps: The final advice was that if the file were changed, the DNS resolver service (systemd-resolved) would need to be restarted for the changes to take effect.

In short: The server is having a fundamental problem resolving domain names because its internal DNS service is rejecting requests, and we were blocked from fixing the configuration due to file permission restrictions.


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