Domains not loading - server working fine...any ideas? - dns

I run a high volume website and since yesterday it's not working.
My server (for example) 100.0.0.1 is working fine, I can access WHM etc, rootssh no problem....
Yet none of the domains are working, they say cannot find page.
I have my name server setup at Godaddy using domainname.com
Pointing to 3 IPS, 100.0.0.1, 100.0.0.2, 100.0.0.3
All my domains then have ns1.domainname.com, ns2.domainname.com, ns3.domainname.com
As their Nameserver entries.
This was working fine yesterday, now...nothing.
Any ideas on what I can do? Troubleshoot.
Thank you, I am losing alot of trade as I run an high traffic eCommerce website, so would like to get this fixed as soon as possible.

Have you tried using the IP of the server instead of the domain name? Could roll out a DNS issue. You said you can gain root access fine.
Have you checked your firewall to ensure the correct ports are still open?
If you run a netstat command to check what type of traffic is occurring.
Run this command and then try to access the domain or IP to see if the connection is established or if the service is listening. (watch -n 1 netstat -nat)

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Why cant i access websites via proxied Cloudflare?

I Live in Estonia.
The second day I observe some kind of problem with the opening of some of my sites.
Example:
https://cp.nasdaq.ee - sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't
https://185.252.232.227:8888/ - this is the same site cp.nasdaq.ee, but via IP - always opens properly
If the site is down and i enable the VPN, then it starts working.
In all other countries, the site opens without problems https://www.host-tracker.com/ru/ic/4/697585f4-486b-4c8e-b530-e3f0b6c96972/
This problem have all of my friends (5 men) who live in Estonia.
Perhaps the problem is somehow related to the fact that cp.nasdaq.ee has NS servers in the Cloudflare.com zone, but not all sites connected to Cloudflare have the problem.
I observe the problem only for those sites that are connected to Cloudflare and their A-record leads to ip 185.252.232.227.
If IP 109.205.176.239, 62.171.151.28, 62.171.151.28 are specified, then sites open without problems.
For your information,
all IPs listed are for VPS owned by Contabo.com hosting, the server is located in Germany.
The problematic IP 185.252.232.227 is from one VPS on Contabo, and all the other IPs I listed are from another VPS on Contabo.
And if i turn of status Proxied at CLoduflare.com and set DNS ONLY - then website works well!
Here is such an incomprehensible problem ...

Reaching FTP Port Through Domain Name

I have a domain name which is a bit private (which I will be calling it "foo.org" -Ne offense- ). This domain is now pointing at my router's external ip. And port 80 is forwarded to a computer with website codes on it. When domain name is entered to a browser, router redirects client to this computer properly. Though, ı also have a computer with ftp server on it, and routers port 21 is forwarded to this computer. Assuming my external ip is: 84.178.34.26, when I write 'ftp://84.178.34.26', browser redirects me properly but result changes if I search for: 'ftp://foo.org'. Browser keeps loading for ages and eventually returns: "Could not connect". I've been trying to fix this for months. Pls help and excuse my inexperience...
Something i forgot to mention causes this: Cloudflare. Since it doesn't support ftp, unless you deactivate proxy (unless you make the orange cloud turn grey in dns settings.) you won't be able to reach your ftp server.

Accessing a server using VPN connection

I am trying to connect to a university server using a VPN client. I can connect to the client. Also, if I ping the server by name and by IP address, they both work:
ping servername
ping serveripaddress
However, I cannot access the server from the browser if I type:
\servername
\serveripaddress
and also I do not see anything in Network apart from my own computer. I changed my Workgroup to the correct Workgroup, and it still doesn't work.
Also, as my DNS suffix I use the domain name as well as the FQDN, but it doesn't work either.
I restarted after each of these changes, but it didn't help.
I read that when I have a VPN connection working and I am also able to ping the server to which I want to connect, it is most probably DNS resolution problem. But I do not know anymore what to do (I checked and tried the correct DNS suffixes).
Do you know what should I do more? I am using Windows 7.
Thank you.
It sounds like you're trying to use UNC pathing. Assuming that you're getting your network settings from DHCP, are you getting a WINS server?

My cloudflare settings are all configured but not working

So, I am using CloudFlare at the moment for my DNS records. I have my team speak server A-Record at ts.servername.net and pointing to my ip 100.100.100.100, and all my other A-Records are pointing to exactly where they should be and activated.
They were working previously but all of a sudden for the last week or so, we have had to use our IPv4 ts server ip in order to connect instead of our server name, why is it doing this even though everything is setup and was already working?
I would recommend opening a support ticket with specific details & we can help.
Please note that we can only proxy web traffic records going over certain ports like 80 and 443.

xampp server (How to get up and running)

I've been developing locally on a little ubuntu netbook with xampp for about 7 months. Two weeks ago I got a computer I'd like to use as a server. I've installed the latest Ubuntu distribution and xampp, moved all my files over, and forwarded port 80. I've also got a domain name from dyndns.com which is being updated by a client which runs in my router (a Netgear WGR6154 v8).
Now, when I try to access my server by typing in the address I got from dyndns.com the browser loads until it timesout. I can access everything locally using localhost as the address so I believe xampp is running, just unable to connect with the internet.
In order to be able to view my files over the internet what should I do next?
Thanks to all in advance...
[I'm starting a bounty for the first person to help me get my files successfully online]
You have a combination of issues here, and that is something of a problem. Each issue is complex in an of itself. Here is what I would recommend to get you going for certain.
First verify that you can surf the web from your server. This will confirm that you have a working ethernet interface.
Step 1 make sure that XAMPP, and your files are viewable from your home network. I assume you are using something like 192.168.1.X for your network and perhaps your server is 192.168.1.10
Go to another computer in your house and type http://192.168.1.10/ and see if you can see your files. If you can then you know that the server is properly configured and XAMPP is working.
Then add an entry to your hosts file to resolve yourdnsrecord.com (or whatever your dyndns record is) to your private ip address. Then when you type yourdnsrecord.com into a browser from that computer you should still get your files. This will rule out your server being improperly configured to listen for that domain name.
Next you need to test to see if there is a firewall problem. To simplify this, first remove your home router from the equation. Instead, place your new server directly onto your internet connection. (assuming you can). This way, you do not need to have NAT or firewalls properly configured. Your dyndns name should map to a public IP and your server should then have that IP and be connected directly to the Internet. If you have your server directly connected, and the command ifconfig from the root prompt returns the same public IP address that your dynamic dns record is point to, then it should work.
It will make your life easier if you have an iphone or some other way to test how your network is seen from the Internet.
If your public IP as shown by ifconfig is different than the IP record in your dyndns account, then your dynamic dns update script is broken. manually set the IP, and see if things work.
It is very possible that this will not work. Some ISPs firewall port 80 preventing their subscribers from hosting servers. Once you have your server directly connected to the internet you can test this (even if your dns is not working) by using the public IP address. As root, type ifconfig from the command prompt to get your public ip address. Then type the command tcpdump -i eth? port 80 from the root prompt. eth? needs to be the same interface that you saw had a public IP address from the ifconfig command. usually this is eth0 but it might be wire0 or something like that.
This command will show you all traffic coming on port 80 to your server.
From an iphone (or whatever second Internet connection you have) browse to the IP address that you got from your ifconfig command. If you see something on your server (and it is directly connected to your ISP) then your ISP is not firewalling you.
If you can get to your server, when it is directly connected to the Internet, either by IP address or by DynDNS address, then your ISP is OK and it is time to debug your firewall.
Two things need to work for your firewall to be configured NAT, where the public address that your router gets from your ISP is converted into your private network and a firewall rule which permits that traffic. If you get this far, then you know your firewall is the problem and then it is just a matter of getting its configuration correct. There are far to many home routers to document here, but you usually can find how-to instructions for your router for this task from the manufacturers website (usually it is part of the manual)
If you follow these instructions exactly you will get your system working. Make comments on the process and I will be happy to modify this to make it clearer.
HTH,
-FT
You should make sure your xampp is not listening to only the localhost.
to do so edit your apache configuration file and check and search for Listen directive
you should be able to know also by analysing the output of netstat -a.
After that make sure your router is forwarding properly, using tcpdump would help.
drop me a comment if you need more help.
Cheers

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