> > no! these are so easy to find!!!! > > $ host 65.116.132.145 > 145.132.116.65.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer lo0.b1.box2.twdx.net.
of course.. i wasn't saying i am one of those who are employing 'hide the loopbacks from public' practice :) heh but yea good point though, if you were to 'hide' them, reverse dns hostnames should be taken into consideration as well.. -J -- James Jun TowardEX Technologies, Inc. Technical Lead Network Design, Consulting, IT Outsourcing [EMAIL PROTECTED] Boston-based Colocation & Bandwidth Services cell: 1(978)-394-2867 web: http://www.towardex.com , noc: www.twdx.net