Re: (PM) Host name question?? Very Confused... (fwd)

MegaZone (megazone@livingston.com)
Thu, 5 Feb 1998 20:01:07 -0800 (PST)

Once upon a time Joseph Covey shaped the electrons to say...
>>We ingore Windoze Tracert in any ComOS before 3.7
>What trace route tool should I use to make sure I'm getting the right info?

You need to make sure the PortMasters have ComOS 3.7 or higher, or don't
use Windoze.

>I assume that when a trace route is done on a IP address that it will give a
>name instead of IP if DNS is correct.

Usually.

>And in doing a trace route to 207.2.194.147
>It should resolve to mail.netsites.net right?

If that is the DNS entry for that IP, and there aren't other DNS
entries for that IP that take precedence.

>The Last hop meaning.... the PM2er that connects us to the Internet?

The serial port on the router at your upstream provider.

-MZ

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