[clug] [OT] DNS problem

[Simon Haddon]

> Evening all.  Sorry that this is off topic but it's driving me nuts and
> I need to talk to someone about it.
>
> I seem to be having problems with my DNS registration with my ISP,
> iiNet.  To me the following fragment indicates that reverse DNS lookup
> is not working for my domain.  I expect that it's a problem for my ISP
> to correct.

I would say that the best way to deal with that problem is to move away
from iinet.  I had a bad experience with them the other day and as a 3
year long loyal Webone client I didn't deserve it.  Find  a local ISP. 
YOu will be better off.
>
> Am I correct in the above assumptions?  Any other comments?
>
> <snip>
>
> $ nslookup www.iristech.com.au
> Server:         203.0.178.191
> Address:        150.203.35.2#53
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:   www.iristech.com.au
> Address: 203.29.87.1
>
> $ nslookup ftp.iristech.com.au
> Server:         203.0.178.191
> Address:        150.203.35.2#53
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> ftp.iristech.com.au     canonical name = iristech.com.au.
> Name:   iristech.com.au
> Address: 203.29.87.1
>
> $ nslookup iristech.com.au
> Server:         203.0.178.191
> Address:        150.203.35.2#53
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:   iristech.com.au
> Address: 203.29.87.1
>
> $ nslookup 203.29.87.1
> ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
>
> </snip>
>
> --
>
> Regards, Ian
> ----------------------------------------
> Mr Ian R. Matters
>
> Email  : ian at iristech.com.au
> Web    : http://www.iristech.com.au
>


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Simon Haddon
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