Changes in ssh?

[Matthew Seaman]

On Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 10:43:39PM +0100, Stacey Roberts wrote:

> The new machine is already in DNS on this net:
> $ host 192.168.1.7
> 7.1.168.192.IN-ADDR.ARPA domain name pointer <host_FQDN>
> $
> 
> I have to say, this format of the host output *does* appear to be
> different to what I would normally get.., I can't remember for
> certain.., but didn't the "host" command return something along the
> lines of:
> 
> host <blah> has IP Address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
> 
> Or something like that..,
> 
> Has anyone else noticed this?

Skipping over the ssh problem --- the difference you're seeing in the
output of the host command is entirely normal.  It's just the
difference between doing a forward and a reverse lookup.

Eg. forwards:

    % host arbitrary
    arbitrary.infracaninophile.co.uk has address 81.2.69.219
    arbitrary.infracaninophile.co.uk mail is handled (pri=10) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk

and reverse:

    % host 81.2.69.219
    219.69.2.81.IN-ADDR.ARPA is a nickname for 219.216-223.69.2.81.IN-ADDR.ARPA
    219.216-223.69.2.81.IN-ADDR.ARPA domain name pointer arbitrary.infracaninophile.co.uk

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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