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Re: [cobalt-users] RaQ4 nslookup doesn't work



> The only think is that the reverse lookup record can only point to a single
host name, wheras you can have multiple hostnames
> pointing to one IP address.
>
> On a RAQ you are probably setting up all your hostnames pointing to the same
IP address. If you check the box, extra PTR records
> will be created pointing back to all the different hostnames, and it will be
pretty unpredictable which one anyone querying will
> get. This probably doesn't matter for most purposes, but it is untidy.
>
You should really only have one PTR for an ip.
Make a PTR for the server for sure.

Gerald