Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 09:19:34 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: "Roberto Nunnari, AGIE" <roberto.Nunnari@agie.ch> Cc: Nick Rogness <nick@rapidnet.com>, net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: gateway strange behaviour for telnet and ftp Message-ID: <397C5E86.6B0A0B72@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007240803040.66844-100000@rapidnet.com> <397C6440.37253C6C@agie.ch>
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"Roberto Nunnari, AGIE" wrote:
>
> Hi Nick. Thanks for replying.
>
> But why it behaves that way only for telnet/ftp/nfs?
Because the server daemones for each of those do the reverse lookup, for
logging and/or authentication purposes. Ping never gets out of the IP
stack; one of the reasons it is preferred for testing connectivity is the
minimal load it imposes on the target being pinged.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/
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