"Nintendo"('s NSes) are asking my IP for it's rdns

Brian J. Murrell brian at interlinx.bc.ca
Tue Jul 24 11:41:51 UTC 2012


On 12-07-24 07:05 AM, Brian J. Murrell wrote:
> I've come across something interesting in my named logs:
> 
> 00:14:37 named client 205.166.76.12#60486: view greatunwashed: query (cache) '5.37.58.216.in-addr.arpa/PTR/IN' denied
> 00:14:37 named client 205.166.76.12#60486: view greatunwashed: query (cache) '5.37.58.216.in-addr.arpa/PTR/IN' denied
> 00:14:37 named client 205.166.76.12#60486: view greatunwashed: query (cache) '5.37.58.216.in-addr.arpa/PTR/IN' denied
> 00:16:37 named client 205.166.76.12#55728: view greatunwashed: query (cache) '5.37.58.216.in-addr.arpa/PTR/IN' denied
> 00:16:37 named client 205.166.76.12#55728: view greatunwashed: query (cache) '5.37.58.216.in-addr.arpa/PTR/IN' denied
> 00:16:38 named client 205.166.76.12#55728: view greatunwashed: query (cache) '5.37.58.216.in-addr.arpa/PTR/IN' denied
> 
> where 216.58.37.216

That should be 216.58.37.5.

> is my IP address, assigned by my ISP and reverse
> resolved by my ISP's name servers.
> 
> What is interesting is the fact that 205.166.76.12 are asking me
> (216.58.37.216) for the PTR for my address.

And again, that should be 216.58.37.5.

Sorry for the typos.

Cheers,
b.

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