[IRCServices] ping timeouts..

[Scott Seufert]

-----Original Message-----
From: Pinto, Joao Luis (J.) <jpinto9 at visteon.com>
To: 'ircservices at ender.shadowfire.org' <ircservices at ender.shadowfire.org>
Date: Friday, September 10, 1999 7:03 AM
Subject: RE: [IRCServices] ping timeouts..




Regards, João Pinto
> App. Dev. & Integration Group - Information Systems Dept.
> Visteon Portugal (Palmela) - An Enterprise of Ford Motor Company
>
* E-Mail: jpinto9 at visteon.com
* Phone: 01-2339323
* Outside Portugal: 351-1-2339323
* FordNet: 8-233-9323



-----Original Message-----
From: Tyson La Tourrette [mailto:tower at oit.pdx.edu]
Sent: quinta-feira, 9 de setembro de 1999 16:05
To: ircservices at ender.shadowfire.org
Subject: Re: [IRCServices] ping timeouts..


There is no relation nor convention between ServerName and the hostname
where the services are running,
in IRC servers names are just ID's usually according to the hostname where
they are running but that's just a organization scheme, like some one said
before most of the network's dont have a hostname equal to ServerName.
On Wed, 8 Sep 1999, Scott Seufert wrote:

> Tyson La Tourrette wrote:
>
> > One more question. The Server Name is not related at all to the
> > hostname or IP of the box. Correct?
> >
>
> host and IP are directly related ... DNS is simply assigning a name to a
> number. so for example:
>
> My domain is flamebait.org its IP address is 208.247.194.146 of these
> two which is easier to remember for more people? ... the name is, most
> people associate things with names, like streets, friends, cars, houses
> etc ... with out DNS we would still be typing in IP's as addresses. so
> instead of <A  HREF="http://qx.net">http://qx.net</A> you would type <A  HREF="http://208.235.89.10">http://208.235.89.10</A>, which
> again qx.net is easier to type and remember ... sence the internet
> revolves around numbers(IP addressing) it's easier for your computer to
> use the numbered address(IP address) and if you specify in your config
> file " services.flamebait.org " instead " 208.247.194.146 " your copy of
> services will just have to resolve it to the IP anyway ... so using the
> IP would be easier for your services ... especially if something
> happened to your DNS server.

I understand this. My question is is the Server Name (as defined
by the ServerName entry in services.conf) related to the
hostname/IP of the box? Convention seems to make the Server Name
equal to the hostname but is this required?


not at all, usually networks use "services.domain.com"  as their services
server name. It is best for this host NOT to resolve to anything, reason
being that services will be harder to attach via DoS. Sorry I misunderstood
your question ;). I was revering to the RemoteServer in which you connect
your services too.

1.2.3.4 6667 "secretpassword"


Tyson

Scott Seufert
aka katsklaw
Network Support
<A  HREF="http://qx.net">http://qx.net</A>

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