Nope, but why isn't host2ip used automatically ?

On 14/06/2010 17:20, Seva Gluschenko wrote:
> Nicolas,
>
> just a quick thought: does the reverse DNS contain the record for
> 192.168.100.12?
>
> 2010/6/14 Nicolas Charles<nicolas.char...@normation.com>:
>    
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I'm wondering what is the proper way (== the most commonly used) to
>> identify the machines that are allowed to connect to a policy server.
>>
>> If I use the DNS name of the machines, they can't connect :
>> in the cf-served.cf
>> allowconnects =>  {
>> @(def.acl) , "debian-5-32.labo.normation.com"
>> };
>>
>> #ping debian-5-32.labo.normation.com
>> 64 bytes from 192.168.100.12: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.252 ms
>>
>> Result :
>> "Not allowing connection from non-authorized IP ::ffff:192.168.100.12"
>>
>>
>> I could use the ip of the machine, but it's prone to change. host2ip is
>> the right solution (or so it seems), but then I'm wondering why it's not
>> used by default when we use the domain name of a machine ?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> --
>> Nicolas CHARLES
>> Normation SAS - http://www.normation.com
>> 44 rue Cauchy – 94110 ARCUEIL
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>
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