On Fri, May 17, 2002 at 04:45:37PM +0200, Erik Pagel wrote: > > >>What happens if a name resolves in several IP's? Is it not wiser to > >>look it up manually and add multiple rules according to the number of > >>A-RR? > > >Yes, it is wiser to do the lookup yourself and be specific in the rule. > > > >If you get the system to do it for you (as above), then you will get a > >rule containing only the first IP address returned from the lookup. > > I think it's depend on what you want. If you need every IP of a server, > than it's better to add all IP manually but if it's enought if the first > IP is found, than this should work. > Beside you must have a working internet connection to get the IP via DNS. > If you use a dial-up connection you have to add a rule to allow DNS querys > first. > Another point is the number of rules you have. With only a few rules it > doesn't matter how long it will take to get through all rules until you get > a match (most of the time). If you have serveral hundreds of rules time > matters.
Thanks for this enlightening explanation. Ramin > > Greetings Erik
