Hostname/IP issues on IRC

[koontz]

My query relates to a niche (albeit growing) market - people connecting to IRC via their 3G datacard.

In the last week or two, I'm getting assign an IP address, but this IP does not resolve to a hostname. (For example, in the past my IP used to resolve to 196-46-171-246.gprs.vodacom.co.za.)

Some IRC servers (in particular Zanet.org) will refuse a connection if your IP does not resolve to a valid hostname.

Does anybody at Vodacom know if any changes have been made behind the scenes?

 

[Tazz_Tux]

Some IRC servers (in particular Zanet.org) will refuse a connection if your IP does not resolve to a valid hostname.

uhm.....this is taken from an IP with no reverse-DNS connecting to zanet.net

* *** Looking up your hostname...
* *** Checking ident...
* *** Couldn't resolve your hostname; using your IP address instead
* *** No ident response; username prefixed with ~

Maybe have a chat to zanet.org's admin and ask them why? In my 10+ years of IRC'ing I have never been rejected from a network because of Reverse-DNS not working.

But Vodacom can also fix it - would be nice

Laterz !

 

[koontz]

Reverse DNS lookup

I've been chatting on IRC since 1998 and zanet.org have always stuck with this policy. I'm not about to start aguing with the Opers now

I'd like to know why Vodacom is suddenly not providing a fully qualified DNS for an IP. I've had no problems since March, and in the last two weeks something has happened!

Let's hope a Vodacom techie will read this thread...

uhm.....this is taken from an IP with no reverse-DNS connecting to zanet.net

* *** Looking up your hostname...
* *** Checking ident...
* *** Couldn't resolve your hostname; using your IP address instead
* *** No ident response; username prefixed with ~

Maybe have a chat to zanet.org's admin and ask them why? In my 10+ years of IRC'ing I have never been rejected from a network because of Reverse-DNS not working.

But Vodacom can also fix it - would be nice

Laterz !

 

[vodacom3g]

I've been chatting on IRC since 1998 and zanet.org have always stuck with this policy. I'm not about to start aguing with the Opers now

I'd like to know why Vodacom is suddenly not providing a fully qualified DNS for an IP. I've had no problems since March, and in the last two weeks something has happened!

Let's hope a Vodacom techie will read this thread...

Can you confirm which APN you use? I assume the internet APN?