Stats Info Has Changed

[hatmaker]

In my stats, the Hosts (Top 25), the list used to show more info such as: (pool-71-97-22-76.dfw.dsl-w.verizon.net) or (82-136-234-152-mx.xdsl.tiscali.nl) but now they are all lsted as numbers, such as:( 210.1.42.193) and (64.241.242.18) I don't know why this changed! Does anyone know how I can change this back to the way it was?

Thanks, Brent

[TweezerMan]

Your issue is due to AWStats not performing reverse DNS lookups. You can configure AWStats to perform them by going into the tmp/awstats folder on your account and editing the awstats.your-TCH-domain.conf file. Look for the following section:

># If you want to have information on domains/countries visitors, you must ask
# AWStats to make reverse DNS lookup (if not already done in your log file).
# If you set DNSLookup to 1, don't forget that reverse DNS lookup decrease
# seriously AWStats time processing.
# If you keep DNSLookup to 0, all hosts will be reported by the IP addresses
# and not by the full hostname of visitors. Domain/Country chart will also 
# report all visitors from a domain/country "Unknown".
# Possible values: 0 or 1
# Default: 0
# 
DNSLookup=0

Replace the 0 with a 1 (one) and save the file. The next time stats are run, reverse DNS lookups will be performed.

 

You should also change the permissions on the .conf file to 444, so it will not be overwritten with a default config file when the stats are run.

[hatmaker]

Thanks for the info David! I'll give it a try!

 

Your issue is due to AWStats not performing reverse DNS lookups.  You can configure AWStats to perform them by going into the tmp/awstats folder on your account and editing the awstats.your-TCH-domain.conf file.  Look for the following section:

># If you want to have information on domains/countries visitors, you must ask
# AWStats to make reverse DNS lookup (if not already done in your log file).
# If you set DNSLookup to 1, don't forget that reverse DNS lookup decrease
# seriously AWStats time processing.
# If you keep DNSLookup to 0, all hosts will be reported by the IP addresses
# and not by the full hostname of visitors. Domain/Country chart will also 
# report all visitors from a domain/country "Unknown".
# Possible values: 0 or 1
# Default: 0
# 
DNSLookup=0

Replace the 0 with a 1 (one) and save the file. The next time stats are run, reverse DNS lookups will be performed.

 

You should also change the permissions on the .conf file to 444, so it will not be overwritten with a default config file when the stats are run.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[hatmaker]

I found the DNS lookup and changed it from 0 to 1 but I'm having trouble finding where to enter the 444, I'm looking where it says:

Change permissions

# if required.

# Warning: Update process can be long so you might experience "time out"

# browser errors if you don't launch AWStats enough frequently.

# When set to 0, update is only made when AWStats is ran from the command

# line interface (or a task scheduler).

# Possible values: 1 or 0

# Default: 0

 

Do I replace the 0 with 444?

 

I don't understand how these setting got changed, I've never been on this page before???

 

Your issue is due to AWStats not performing reverse DNS lookups.  You can configure AWStats to perform them by going into the tmp/awstats folder on your account and editing the awstats.your-TCH-domain.conf file.  Look for the following section:

># If you want to have information on domains/countries visitors, you must ask
# AWStats to make reverse DNS lookup (if not already done in your log file).
# If you set DNSLookup to 1, don't forget that reverse DNS lookup decrease
# seriously AWStats time processing.
# If you keep DNSLookup to 0, all hosts will be reported by the IP addresses
# and not by the full hostname of visitors. Domain/Country chart will also 
# report all visitors from a domain/country "Unknown".
# Possible values: 0 or 1
# Default: 0
# 
DNSLookup=0

Replace the 0 with a 1 (one) and save the file. The next time stats are run, reverse DNS lookups will be performed.

 

You should also change the permissions on the .conf file to 444, so it will not be overwritten with a default config file when the stats are run.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[TweezerMan]

Do I replace the 0 with 444?

 

I don't understand how these setting got changed, I've never been on this page before???

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You replace the '0' with '1'. The '444' refers to the file permissions on the .conf file - you set those with your FTP program or CPanel's File Manager.

 

As to how the settings changed, the server default probably changed. You normally would not edit the .conf file unless you wanted to make AWStats do something different from what the server's default is.