* James Lay: > ? > > [15:53:58 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$] dig @205.178.190.13 www.google.com > > ; <<>> DiG 9.3.4-P1 <<>> @205.178.190.13 www.google.com > ; (1 server found) > ;; global options: printcmd > ;; Got answer: > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 32455 > ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 > > ;; QUESTION SECTION: > ;www.google.com. IN A > > ;; ANSWER SECTION: > www.google.com. 7200 IN A 205.178.145.65
More likely they run an authoritative server with an A wildcard record at the root. This is a common configuration when you don't want to configure millions of individual zones with identical data on your name servers. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/