[ppml] ppml 2002-7

[Steve Rolapp]

The issue here is that there are some Apps and configurations that
require an IP instead of a host name.  Take access filters on a firewall
or router as an example.  DNS is not a full solution.

Steve Rolapp


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alec H. Peterson [mailto:ahp at hilander.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 9:30 AM
> To: Steve Kent; Trevor Paquette
> Cc: 'Forrest'; ppml at arin.net
> Subject: RE: [ppml] ppml 2002-7
> 
> --On Friday, February 14, 2003 9:59 -0600 Steve Kent
<stevek at onshore.com>
> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Address space is unfortunately not like a phone number -- there is
no
> > centralized way to do redirection or update all directories.
Re-IPing --
> > for many enterprises -- is not simple or fast. Most admins will try
to
> > avoid it at all costs, and I have seen some pretty silly steps taken
by
> > admins to keep a particular block.
> 
> Uhm, I must be confused.  Doesn't DNS accomplish this?
> 
> Alec
> 
> --
> Alec H. Peterson -- ahp at hilander.com
> Chief Technology Officer
> Catbird Networks, http://www.catbird.com