Date: Sun, 5 May 2002 13:16:07 -0700 From: "Jeff Shevlen" <jeff@passedpawn.com> To: <jsa@pen.homeip.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: mysql & ISP hostname Message-ID: <000601c1f516$3d666190$b300a8c0@wenk> References: <000901c1f414$36f6ed00$b300a8c0@wenk> <200205050651.g456pQI07020@pen.homeip.net> <001601c1f421$0ff6b890$b300a8c0@wenk> <200205050800.g4580qC07399@pen.homeip.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> On Sunday 05 May 2002 02:38 am, Jeff Shevlen wrote:
> > The name that MySQL indicated I use ("xxx.xxx.my.isp.net") is an
alias
> > under somebody's network. Nslookup confirms that this address is
> > aliasing to my IP; but also, and I don't know if this is relevant,
> > nslookup seems to be getting this response from my ISP's ISP.
>
> Its your reverse DNS...
>
> dig -x your.ip.here
> will yield your reverse dns in the answer section.
>
> MySQL seems to be taking your reverse dns as your
> machine name (perhaps this is one of the security options,
> I don't know, cuz I don't run MySQL).
>
That's what it's doing all right. Thanks for your help. My question
was a little off topic I realize. I'll try the MySQL list or
something.
To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?000601c1f516$3d666190$b300a8c0>