[ale] DirecTV DSL - No Reverse DNS

[Ken Nagorski]

Hmm? Mine seems fine...

173.233.185.65.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer dsl-65-185-233-173.telocity.com.

Ken :0|-<
> 
>> I checked my connection about a minute ago and the Telocity/DirectTV
>> DSL  connection has a valid DNS reverse map just as it always has. 
>> Unless a  major change in their policy has just transpired, they've
>> been one of the  few companies that support Linux and don't mind if
>> you run servers on your  connection.  They don't provide you
>> assistance for your services including  reverse DNS for NAT, VPN, etc.
>> addresses.
>> 
>> I can't help but wonder if there's a confusion here...
>> 
>> -- Paul
> 
> Ah, but the post-DirecTV-takeover Telocity DSL service is LEGENDARY for
>  making sweeping changes without telling anyone!  And, whereas the 
> service may have once been Linux-friendly, that changed over time to 
> "Linux-not-intolerant."  Tier 1 reps (which is still all you can talk
> to 
>   when you first call even if you've had an uncleared Tier-2 or worse 
> problem for weeks) generally curl up and die at the first mention of 
> Linux.
> 
> - Jeff
> 
> 
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