On 7/18/05, Rogier Krieger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/17/05, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > P.S. Skip the reverse DNS part unless you really need it. That part > > can cause more headaches than it will likely ever be worth in a > > smallish network like the one you describe. > > Preparing for a reverse lookup is rather simple; there are plenty of > examples available with the system. Providing such a lookup will > probably save you the annoyance of having to wait for ssh logins, etc. > As listed in the FAQ: > > http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq8.html#RevDNS Ah, 'tis true, you got me--at least the first time you've logged in from a given IP in a few hours you've have that.
As for the reverse lookup being simple, I know many an admin who has cried into many a beer trying to figure this out the first time. Heh. Mostly the cause of the problem ends up being one of their IP block being undelegated from their ISP, but in the case of a private network, that's a non-issue, of course. K.
