| Title: | Internet Tools |
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| Created: | Fri Jun 25 1993 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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Question about IIS
From a cgi script the REMOTE_HOST variable returns the ip address
when we want to get the host name. I understand that to mean that
the reverse domain name mapping isn't working.
Any advice how to work with / around this?
Thanks
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 4465.1 | server or client problem? | PARZVL::16.124.40.127::kennedy | nuncam non paratus | Mon Feb 10 1997 16:35 | 14 |
Do you mean you never get a name? Are many different clients connecting to the server? Or just some name aren't being translated? If it's all, then you probably need to configure DNS on your server, especially if these are hosts from different places. If it's just some, you'd have to track down the owner of the system (or the network support if this is internal) and get them to fix their network registration (all hosts should be registered with a reverse pointer so the address points back to the name, but sometimes it's omitted). | |||||
| 4465.2 | yes | DECIDE::LANGFELDT | Mon Feb 10 1997 16:48 | 5 | |
right -- it just returns the ip address. Documentation says that
this will happen if the reverse domain name mapping isn't set up.
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| 4465.3 | teco.mro.dec.com::tecotoo.mro.dec.com::mayer | Danny Mayer | Tue Feb 11 1997 09:12 | 5 | |
If this is external to Digital, just contact the network admin of that DNS, if it's internal to Digital, do the same and deny them access if you REALLY want to ensure that they are internal. Danny | |||||