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Topic: Reverse DNS lookup

Related:
  Reverse    Lookup  
  DNS    Reverse DNS lookup on the client IP address  
  Reverse Phone Lookup    Reverse lookup on the IP  
  Reverse Phone Number Lookup    Reverse Phone Number Lookup  
  Lookup Reverse Phone Directory    Email Reverse Lookup  
  Reverse lookup and Toll Free    REVERSE LOOKUP White Pages  

 
 
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The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Favorite website(s):Slashdot
Favorite possession(s):Linux box,  Windows computer,  Wiretap kit
Dream job(s):Webmaster
Favorite food(s):Cookies
Favorite book(s):"Maximum Internet Security: A Hackers Guide" by Net Sams
"Beginning Visual Basic 6" by Peter Wright
Interest(s):Computers,  Geneology
Favorite computer game(s):Hacking,  Counter Strike,  Quake
Favorite online activity(s):Spamming,  Chatting on ICQ,  Finding warez
Membership(s):Free Software Foundation
Favorite quote(s):"A rolling stone gathers no moss"
"Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at statistics."
 
 
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant

 If reverse DNS lookups have not been performed, WebTrends cannot determine the country of origin and this section is not included in the report.
Nick Lazzaro,
Adult Webmaster

 Reverse DNS lookup of IPs.
Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper

 There is a downloadable kernel update that supposedly fixes the problem, but the reverse DNS lookup is still a crashy proposition.
This can effect the reverse lookup values in their DNS which may create problems for you when accessing your Web account via FTP.
Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

 This method performs a reverse DNS lookup on the connecting IP address that can cause long delays if DNS has not been set up on the server.
Customers can disable Reverse DNS lookup on EHLO by setting a registry key as defined in Q190026.
Forward lookup and Reverse lookup zones are also supported by Windows 2000 DNS.
Mike Enlow,
Internet Marketer

 A possible work around to the theft of service attack described above would be to perform a reverse DNS lookup on the ip address returned by the forward lookup and compare the two names.
A Reverse DNS lookup will give you the DNS name of a computer when all you know is the IP address.
DNS LookUp Component - DNS lookup and reverse lookup.
 
 
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