Has anyone heard what the hell is going on with host packet now?

I eventually got my site rebuilt over the weekend, but dissapeared again - DNS failure.

have these guys just gone away for the US long weekend?

I suspect Kevin just took all money from the bank and left for Hong Kong.
Dont receive answers from them. Already a week I dont get replys to my emails.

http://www.dnsreport.com/tools/dnsreport.ch?domain=hostpacket.net

Found IP address "216.127.82.107" for server "ns4.hostpacket.net"


Setting Source IP Address to : "164.128.36.54"

Check if the server "ns4.hostpacket.net" is configured for "hostpacket.net" ... ok.

Check SOA Record ...
Server: ns4.hostpacket.net
Address: 216.127.82.107

Query about hostpacket.net for record types SOA
Trying hostpacket.net ...
hostpacket.net 14400 IN SOA ns4.hostpacket.net root.server3.compaq-server.net (
1030829629 ;serial (version)
28800 ;refresh period (8 hours)
*** WARNING *** Refresh 28800 , use recommended value "10800"

7200 ;retry interval (2 hours)
*** WARNING *** Retry 7200 , use recommended value "3600"

3600000 ;expire time (5 weeks, 6 days, 16 hours)
*** WARNING *** Expire 3600000 , use recommended value "604800"

86400 ;default ttl (1 day)

Check NS Records ...
Server: ns4.hostpacket.net
Address: 216.127.82.107

Query about hostpacket.net for record types NS
Trying hostpacket.net ...
Query done, 2 answers, authoritative status: no error
hostpacket.net 14400 IN NS ns5.hostpacket.net
ns5.hostpacket.net is secondary nameserver
*** ERROR *** !!! hostpacket.net NS host ns5.hostpacket.net does not exist

hostpacket.net 14400 IN NS ns4.hostpacket.net
ns4.hostpacket.net is primary nameserver
*** ERROR *** !!! hostpacket.net NS host ns4.hostpacket.net does not exist

*** ERROR *** failed lookup "ns4.hostpacket.net"
*** ERROR *** ns5.hostpacket.net does not exist at ns4.hostpacket.net (Authoritative answer)

*** ERROR *** failed lookup "ns4.hostpacket.net"
*** ERROR *** ns5.hostpacket.net does not exist at ns4.hostpacket.net (Authoritative answer)

*** ERROR *** failed lookup "ns4.hostpacket.net"
*** ERROR *** ns4.hostpacket.net does not exist at ns4.hostpacket.net (Authoritative answer)

*** ERROR *** failed lookup "ns4.hostpacket.net"
*** ERROR *** ns4.hostpacket.net does not exist at ns4.hostpacket.net (Authoritative answer)

*** ERROR *** The IP address "216.127.82.107" you specified as a nameserver address
*** ERROR *** is not a valid nameserver for "hostpacket.net" or the NS record is missing

Check SOA Record for Consistency on all Servers ...
*** ERROR *** ns5.hostpacket.net does not exist at ns4.hostpacket.net (Authoritative answer)

*** ERROR *** ns4.hostpacket.net does not exist at ns4.hostpacket.net (Authoritative answer)

No addresses of nameservers for hostpacket.net found


Check Zone Transfer
This may take a while, please wait ... done.
*** WARNING *** !!! hostpacket.net NS host ns4.hostpacket.net does not exist

*** WARNING *** !!! hostpacket.net NS host ns5.hostpacket.net does not exist



9 errors found in "hostpacket.net" please correct
5 warnings found in "hostpacket.net"

Time to move maybe?

Originally posted by DotComEr
I suspect Kevin just took all money from the bank and left for Hong Kong.
Dont receive answers from them. Already a week I dont get replys to my emails.

I don't think that, I have a former customer trying to come back to us, who still host his site with HP and the site its up.

BTW, he use ns4. and ns5 nameservers

Originally posted by Jedito


I don't think that, I have a former customer trying to come back to us, who still host his site with HP and the site its up.

BTW, he use ns4. and ns5 nameservers

What is his site? according to the DNS report they aren't there and neither is my site - but I can log on to it directly using the ip address and ssh

I'm hosted with hostpacket. I was on server #2 so I didn't lost any files, I have the DNS pointing to ns4 - ns5.

My site is fully operational and has been since I changed the DNS records. At this point the only thing that's making me think about switching hosts is the lack of his presence. Obviously he won't be able to respond to every email if he is still trying to restore others sites, but I don't think it's too much to ask for at least a few daily updates posted his message boards of what's going on.

A lot of people just bailed when things went bad, I like a few others stuck through it and now haven't had any problems in the last 2 days.

However, if i'm still going to stay with this company i'm going to need to know it's in existence, really soon.

Originally posted by Big-Mike
I'm hosted with hostpacket. I was on server #2 so I didn't lost any files, I have the DNS pointing to ns4 - ns5.


Possibly you have cached DNS records ?

I can't ping ns5.hostpacket.net

ns4.hostpacket.net pings, but various DNS tools report an error

Hey a couple of things

1st: get your site up already, I got curious as to what is on your site with all your posts on hostpacket :O).

2nd: did you update your dns at your domain registrar to point to ns4.hostpacket.net ??? if not do so and it will take a day or 2 to propagate, I have my site up with hostpacket and I am using ns4, and ns1 although ns1 isn't working but neither is ns5, ns4 is the only one responding.

ok I think thats it... just reply if you need anything else.

Originally posted by Crypto


Possibly you have cached DNS records ?

I can't ping ns5.hostpacket.net

ns4.hostpacket.net pings, but various DNS tools report an error