windrop config need help

HcUser · Post by **HcUser** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:04 pm

I using eggdrop 1.6.20 on cywin_nt 5.1
I get this error when I try to get to irc server: failed connect to irc.webmaster.com (dns lookup failed)

I find some help on dns but not so much help..can anyone help me on this

raider2k · Post by **raider2k** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:07 pm

do windrops still use the resolv.conf? if so you might want to take a look at that

HcUser · Post by **HcUser** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:08 pm

raider2k wrote:do windrops still use the resolv.conf? if so you might want to take a look at that

No, not using anymore

raider2k · Post by **raider2k** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:10 pm

then im out of ideas if you made sure that dns resolving works in general and everything else internet- or connectivity-related as well :/

HcUser · Post by **HcUser** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:12 pm

raider2k wrote:then im out of ideas if you made sure that dns resolving works in general and everything else internet- or connectivity-related as well :/

yet that part work fine, thanks

HcUser · Post by **HcUser** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:15 pm

here the only help i find online, but maybe someone can define it better for me.
DNS lookup failed
You ISP uses DNS servers to allow you online access. Open your eggdrop.conf. Be sure your ip address and hostname if required is correct. If your behind a NAT Firewall make sure your Windrop has permission for in and outbound connections on the proper ports.

Load the DNS Module in Windrop.
#### DNS MODULE ####.

# This module provides asynchronous dns support. This will avoid long
# periods where the bot just hangs there, waiting for a hostname to
# resolve, which will often let it timeout on all other connections.
loadmodule dns

TCL_no_TK · Post by **TCL_no_TK** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:53 pm

Have you read the Windrop FAQ, "dns lookup failed" when trying to connect the irc server http://windrop.sourceforge.net/faq.html ... %20servers

HcUser · Post by **HcUser** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:07 pm

TCL_no_TK wrote:Have you read the Windrop FAQ, "dns lookup failed" when trying to connect the irc server http://windrop.sourceforge.net/faq.html ... %20servers

yea that doesn't give me much info, resolv.conf doesn't need it anymore

pseudo · Post by **pseudo** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:34 pm

Short answer:

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set dns-servers "8.8.8.8  8.8.4.4"

Long answer:

Windrop 1.6.20 is compiled with Cygwin 1.7 which has a problem with it's resolver implementation. By default, it won't provide the list of system dns servers in the _res structure. Eggdrop relies on this information, as it communnicates with the dns server directly.
I tried to submit a patch to the Cygwin developers, but they didn't apply it. Instead they made some changes which only solved half of the problem I reported. You can see my letter here: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-patches/201 ... 00028.html

To provide a solution for windrop users, I added a new config variable in 1.8cvs - dns-servers, which allows users to specify the dns servers themselves. You can set it to your system dns servers, or to any public dns servers, as in the example above.

New settings I added: http://cvs.eggheads.org/viewvc/eggdrop1 ... 1.3&r2=1.4

As you might have noticed, the version of the .20 windrop is +dnssettings, to indicate that Kirben backported this patch to .20.

HcUser · Post by **HcUser** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:00 pm

Thanks let me work on it and update you when done

FightingNavyman · Post by **FightingNavyman** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:48 am

Im having trouble making my bot connect to IRC or anything when I do this happends. http://i.imgur.com/SqC9b.png

pseudo · Post by **pseudo** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:12 am

Did you try to search with google? Does this post help?

http://www.mylifestartingup.com/2009/04 ... -same.html

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