wpad.dat in Apache error log

Thanks for reply wblock:
named is not enabled on the server.
Code:
named_enable="NO"  # Run named, the DNS server (or NO).

[CMD="dig"]wpad.my_fqdn.com[/CMD]

Code:
; <<>> DiG 9.6.-ESV-R3 <<>> wpad.my_mqdn.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 14975
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;wpad.my_mqdn.com.               IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
wpad.my_mqdn.com.        6782    IN      A       My server IP ***.***.***.***

;; Query time: 45 msec
;; SERVER: 68.87.77.130#53(68.87.77.130)
;; WHEN: Fri Nov 25 09:31:25 2011
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 49

Also tried:
[CMD="dig"]@68.87.77.130 wpad.my_fqdn.com[/CMD]

Code:
; <<>> DiG 9.6.-ESV-R3 <<>> @68.87.77.130 wpad.my_fqdn.com
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 3339
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;wpad.my_fqdn.com.               IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
wpad.my_fqdn.com        7200    IN      A       My server IP ***.***.***.***

;; Query time: 103 msec
;; SERVER: 68.87.77.130#53(68.87.77.130)
;; WHEN: Fri Nov 25 09:38:28 2011
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 49

and then for the heck of it:
[CMD="dig"]@68.87.77.130 different.my_fqdn.com[/CMD]

Code:
; <<>> DiG 9.6.-ESV-R3 <<>> @68.87.77.130 different.my_fqdn.com
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 59095
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;different.my_fqdn.com.          IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
different.my_fqdn.com.   7200    IN      A       My server IP ***.***.***.***

;; Query time: 66 msec
;; SERVER: 68.87.77.130#53(68.87.77.130)
;; WHEN: Fri Nov 25 09:40:28 2011
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 54

What this tells me I do not know. Is the information useful?

My registrar for domain name is Network Solutions and I can not find anything in the configuration section or elsewhere that has anything to do with wpad.
 
adriftinitland said:
Thanks for reply wblock:
named is not enabled on the server.
Code:
named_enable="NO"  # Run named, the DNS server (or NO).

That's from /etc/defaults/rc.conf. Those are defaults, and should not be changed. If you were to set
Code:
named_enable="YES"
in /etc/rc.conf (overriding the default), then named would run.

Anyway, it's /etc/rc.conf that's important.

(Note: the parameter in the cmd tag is for a prompt. The command itself goes between the tags.)

[CMD="dig"]wpad.my_fqdn.com[/CMD]

Code:
; <<>> DiG 9.6.-ESV-R3 <<>> wpad.my_mqdn.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 14975
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;wpad.my_mqdn.com.               IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
wpad.my_mqdn.com.        6782    IN      A       My server IP ***.***.***.***

;; Query time: 45 msec
;; SERVER: 68.87.77.130#53(68.87.77.130)
;; WHEN: Fri Nov 25 09:31:25 2011
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 49

If the name wasn't found, you'd get a status: NXDOMAIN message. But instead it says, "sure, I've got that name and address, here it is."

You should also get an AUTHORITY section that shows who is authoritative for those addresses. (Hint: worldnic.com is Network Solutions.) So log in to their web interface or contact them and have them remove the wpad entry.
 
wblock: Thanks again.
Not enabled in /etc/rc.conf.

I can do this:
So log in to their web interface or contact them and have them remove the wpad entry.

But my question is, I get the same response to each of the three inquiries so how do I know there is an entry for wpad? Wouldn't there have to be an entry for
Code:
different.my_fqdn.com
as well?

I am confused as you can tell.
 
Are you saying different.my_fqdn.com doesn't actually exist? So these return results instead of a "cannot resolve" error?
Code:
% ping obviouslyfake.my_fqdn.com
% ping notreallythere.my_fqdn.com
% ping neverdefined.my_fqdn.com

Wildcard DNS?
 
wblock:

The only thing that exists is
Code:
my_fqdn.com

there is no
Code:
wpad.my_fqdn.com
or
Code:
different.my_fqdn.com
etc. etc.
 
Yes, they return results:

[CMD="ping"]obviouslyfake.my_fqdn.com[/CMD]

Code:
PING obviouslyfake.my_fqdn.com (my_ip: ***.***.***.***): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from my_ip: ***.***.***.***: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=1.023 ms
64 bytes from my_ip: ***.***.***.***: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.126 ms
64 bytes from my_ip: ***.***.***.***: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=1.124 ms
64 bytes from my_ip: ***.***.***.***: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=1.126 ms
64 bytes from my_ip: ***.***.***.***: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=1.124 ms
--- obviouslyfake.my_fqdn.com ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 1.023/1.105/1.126/0.041 ms


[CMD="ping"]my_fqdn.com[/CMD]
Code:
PING localhost (192.168.1.10): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.1.10: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.041 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.10: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.033 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.10: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.029 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.10: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.027 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.10: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.027 ms
--- localhost ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.027/0.031/0.041/0.005 ms
 
After weeks of trying I have no solution to the problem of the error messages for wpad.dat in my error_log file:
Code:
File does not exist
This creates huge log files so I have decided to try and filter out this particular error message so it doesn't continue to bloat the error logs. If you can point me in the right direction to do that please let me know.
 
Thanks for your reply wblock. I apologize. I did not know the goal was to turn off wildcard DNS. However, I am at a loss on how to accomplish that. I do not have bind installed on my server.
 
Hallelujah!
That appears to have worked. No more wpad.dat errors in the error_log. I can hardly believe it but I am extremely grateful. Thank you wblock.

An interesting side effect. I was unable to send or receive mail through the server after the DNS A record change. I got it working again by changing my email program settings to
Code:
mfqdm.com
from
Code:
pop3.mfqdn.com
and to
Code:
mfqdn.com
from
Code:
smtp.mfqdn.com

Why that change was required I do not understand but it doesn't seem right.
 
I'm assuming then that pop3.mfqdn.com = smtp.mfqdn.com = mfqdn.com? Either give them all the same A record, or give the other two CNAME records to mfqdn.com.
 
Yes, add DNS entries for pop3 and smtp. And that neatly explains what was going on. Whoever set up the domain initially saved themselves a tiny bit of time by using wildcard DNS. That time saved was really at the expense of the people who would have to work on it later. Just another lesson that even trivial things ought to be done right, because later they might become nontrivial.
 
Thanks wblock!
Everything is functioning as expected. My server's error_log is back to a reasonable size. There are no longer thousands of wpad.dat error messages everyday. Mail server is fine. Life is good.
Again, thank you and Happy Holidays!
 
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