[ale] Comcast linux...

[Dow Hurst]

Here is the result of dig -x for the first IP Bob gave below.  Shows 
that Bob is using an ATT server by chance?

[dhurst at knife dhurst]$ dig -x 204.127.202.19

; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> -x 204.127.202.19
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 22434
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;19.202.127.204.in-addr.arpa.   IN      PTR

;; ANSWER SECTION:
19.202.127.204.in-addr.arpa. 900 IN     PTR     ns9.attbi.com.

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
202.127.204.in-addr.arpa. 900   IN      NS      ns2.itv.att.net.
202.127.204.in-addr.arpa. 900   IN      NS      ns3.itv.att.net.
202.127.204.in-addr.arpa. 900   IN      NS      ns4.itv.att.net.
202.127.204.in-addr.arpa. 900   IN      NS      ns1.itv.att.net.

;; Query time: 65 msec
;; SERVER: 130.218.100.5#53(130.218.100.5)
;; WHEN: Tue Jan  6 09:55:09 2004
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 155

What is up with that?
Dow






Bob Toxen wrote:

>I recently had to deal with those jerks.  If it's the same as the
>Norcross/Duluth area:
>
># Comcast
>nameserver 204.127.202.19
>nameserver 216.148.227.79
>
>You then need to browse their web site and, like the other guy said,
>supply your MAC address and the password to your primary email account
>to activate.  This is changed from a few years ago.  (I had to do it a
>month ago.)
>
>Bob
>
>On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 03:20:48PM -0800, Berlin Brown wrote:
>  
>
>>I almost have my comcast cable modem setup.  I think I just need a
>>primary dns, nameserver using ips only.  Does anybody have the dns for
>>atlanta from comcast, emory area.
>>    
>>
>
>  
>
>>I cant find it on the net.  And the people at comcast wont give it
>>to me.  Redhat is supposed to pick it up, but it didnt?
>>    
>>
>
>  
>
>>Funny thing, when the comcast tech came.  At first I never even thought
>>you needed a windows machine(havent installed a win machine in 2 years).
>>Anyway the guy went nuts over it.  I said fine, just leave the modem,
>>'We can't do that, once you get windows up, we will send another guy out.'
>>B.S.!, just leave the modem, Ill figure it out, then he left.
>>    
>>
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