Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:45:24 -0700 From: Bill Campbell <freebsd@celestial.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: reverse DNS resolution... Message-ID: <20071022224524.GA4580@ayn.mi.celestial.com> In-Reply-To: <87AE890B-5F57-4F8B-B660-417455F9C453@secure-computing.net> References: <87AE890B-5F57-4F8B-B660-417455F9C453@secure-computing.net>
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On Mon, Oct 22, 2007, Eric F Crist wrote: >Hey folks, > >We're trying to get reverse DNS resolution for a block of IPs >(private). We've had the 10.x network working great at the office >for quite some time now, but I'm having a problem getting the >172.30.x network to work. > >Typing 'host <ip>' returns a valid result, however output from who, >as well as other network services (IRC, apache) only see the IP. Is >there something I'm missing? You will have to set up local DNS configuration for private addresses, including the appropriate in-addr.arpa. PTR records. The exact file format depends on what DNS software you're using, bind, djbdns, etc. Bill -- INTERNET: bill@celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 Manual, n.: A unit of documentation. There are always three or more on a given item. One is on the shelf; someone has the others. The information you need is in the others. -- Ray Simard
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