Hi,

I've installed the PNG webalizer program from http://pkg.nl.cobalt.com/packages/raq/4/ and it will not resolve backwards the visitors that I have from other countries. Neither will http-analyze. I suspect that either my server configuration or my DNS setup is to blame. I have my Raq4i set up with two IPs for nameservers and have PTR records set up for the domain in question. I realize that doing reverse DNS lookups creates some overhead, but my server hosts only my sites, which are being set up to deliver mainly static content of an informational nature, so it won't much matter.

What am I missing? I'd like my stats software to let me know about my international visitors.

Much thanks!

This is something that you can turn 'on' in the webalizer config, and/or in the httpd config. dig in buddy :) Just make backup copies of any system files you modify...

Look for the commands for using webazolver and dns cache in the manual.

Thank you, gentlemen....

I'll dig into the docs and get this hammered out.

BTW, what does RTFM mean?

;)

have you tried the webalizer on the other unofficial raq site?

http://cobalt-aid.sourceforge.net/files/


those are the pkg's i've used for the last almost 2 months, and it's worked wonderfully on a huge site with about 110,000 - 140,000 hits per day.

Thanks a bunch, skylab.

I'm off to install that version 2.

Much appreciation! :D

ok,

I have ascertained that the version of Webalizer that I am running (I have not switched to the version that skylab mentioned yet because I'm concerned about my php 4.06 with NEWGD not being compatible with a version of webalizer that uses GIF images, as per the warning on the cobalt URL that I posted in my original message)<whew> has the country codes enabled by default, but I made sure that I have them enabled in the config file because it was blocked '#' out... but it's still the default.

And if it is the default AND http-analyze also defaults to reverse dns and posting country codes for visitors, then let's suppose that I have both the stats packages all working correctly.

In my SOA config under DNS I have:

Start of Authority (SOA) Configuration
xyz.net ---> 123.456.789.xxx
ftp.xyz.net ---> 123.456.789.xxx
ns1.xyz.net ---> 123.456.789.xxx
ns2.xyz.net ---> 123.456.789.xxx
www.xyz.net ---> 123.456.789.xxx
123.456.789.xxx/24 ---> xyz.net
123.456.789.xxx/24 ---> ftp.xyz.net
123.456.789.xxx/24 ---> ns1.xyz.net
123.456.789.xxx/24 ---> ns2.xyz.net
123.456.789.xxx/24 ---> www.xyz.net
xyz.net mail is sent to the High priority mail server mail.xyz.net

I "think" I have my DNS set up to do the reverse ok... but do I?

Thanks, and sorry if I appear to be drooling on my shirt. I cannot seem to find out why things are not working.

In the httpd.conf file for Apache 1.3.20 there is an entry HostNameLookups that defaults to off. I switched it on. I also uncommented CustomLog logs/access_log combined.

I think this will do the job. If so, next I'm installing mod_gzip. The fun never ends.

Am I the only one here that feels like a rat in a maze?

:dunce: