Search Again: Re: Reverse lookup query From: Men & Mice Support Date: Monday, May 10, 1999 Time: 4:34:00 pm >I have a subnet delegated to my DNS, and have set up a reverse domain >with the appropriate PTR records. However, when I do a reverse >lookup, the address returned is ***.***.***.***.in-addr.arpa > >What have I done wrong? From what I can see, you've done nothing wrong. You've got a classless subnet, delegated by <ns0.easynet.co.uk> in a slightly nonstandard way, which nevertheless should work. The odd result you're seeing is a sort of interim name for the address. The records involved look something like this: 196.170.40.195.in-addr.arpa. CNAME 196.192.170.40.195.in-addr.arpa. 196.192.170.40.195.in-addr.arpa. PTR orange.fruitnet.com. Any resolution of this address should start with the CNAME and continue on to the PTR record. Obviously, whatever you're using to resolve the address isn't taking the second step. Is this causing a problem? ____________________________________________________________________ Chris Buxton Men & Mice cbuxton@menandmice.com http://www.menandmice.com

Messages In This Thread: Reverse lookup query by Justin Hope-Mason on May 10, 1999 at 3:59:00 pm Re: Reverse lookup query by Men & Mice Support on May 10, 1999 at 4:34:00 pm