Gundamdriver Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Do DNS server ONLY translate domain names into IP addresses? Or it will also translate IP address into domain names? Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unholy Moley! Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 IP Address -> name is a reverse DNS lookup and I think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundamdriver Posted April 23, 2006 Author Share Posted April 23, 2006 IP Address -> name is a reverse DNS lookup and I think so. Really DNS server do this? Under what situation we need to convert IP to domain name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGM Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Really DNS server do this? Under what situation we need to convert IP to domain name? If you have an IP address of someone you can work out their domain and also their location i believe reverse dns lookups are also used to authenticate addresses from within a domain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundamdriver Posted April 23, 2006 Author Share Posted April 23, 2006 If you have an IP address of someone you can work out their domain and also their location i believe reverse dns lookups are also used to authenticate addresses from within a domain Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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