diff --git a/backend/diagnose-server.sh b/backend/diagnose-server.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1e19785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/diagnose-server.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Backend Diagnostic Script for 10.0.10.30"
+echo "=========================================="
+echo ""
+
+echo "1. Checking Docker containers..."
+docker ps --filter "name=normogen" --format "table {{.Names}}	{{.Status}}	{{.Ports}}"
+echo ""
+
+echo "2. Checking if port 6500 is listening..."
+sudo ss -tlnp | grep 6500 || echo "Port 6500 NOT listening"
+echo ""
+
+echo "3. Checking firewall status..."
+sudo ufw status || echo "UFW not installed"
+echo ""
+
+echo "4. Checking Docker network..."
+docker network ls | grep normogen
+echo ""
+
+echo "5. Backend container logs (last 20 lines)..."
+docker logs --tail 20 normogen-backend-dev 2>&1
+echo ""
+
+echo "6. Testing local connection..."
+curl -s --max-time 3 http://localhost:6500/health || echo "Local connection failed"
+echo ""
+
+echo "7. Testing container connection..."
+docker exec normogen-backend-dev curl -s --max-time 3 http://localhost:8000/health || echo "Container connection failed"
+echo ""
+
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Diagnostic complete"
+echo "=========================================="
diff --git a/backend/src/db/mongodb_impl.rs b/backend/src/db/mongodb_impl.rs
index 343a448..efe044e 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/mongodb_impl.rs
+++ b/backend/src/db/mongodb_impl.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ impl MongoDb {
             }
             Err(e) => {
                 eprintln!("[MongoDB] ERROR: Failed to parse URI: {}", e);
+                
+                let error_msg = e.to_string().to_lowercase();
+                if error_msg.contains("dns") || error_msg.contains("resolution") || error_msg.contains("lookup") {
+                    eprintln!("[MongoDB] DNS RESOLUTION ERROR DETECTED!");
+                    eprintln!("[MongoDB] Cannot resolve hostname in: {}", uri);
+                    eprintln!("[MongoDB] Error: {}", e);
+                }
                 eprintln!("[MongoDB] Will continue in degraded mode (database operations will fail)");
                 
                 // Create a minimal configuration that will allow the server to start