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Subject: Re: can't do reverse dns with /etc/hosts
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On Sat, Nov 24, 2001 at 02:14:06PM -0500, John Smith wrote:
> 
> 
> Simon Dick wrote:
> > 
> > I guess my method of just using ping <hostname> and seeing what IP it tries
> > to ping won't be suitable for this? :)
> 
> no because I want to test reverse DNS. ping doesn't lookup the name of a
> given address, IIRC.

Ok, how about traceroute then ?

Ceri

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