[MLB-WIRELESS] Melbwirelses DNS and Domain Names

[Cameron McCormack]

Ryan Abbenhuys:
> What happens if someone uses a proper address, say www.wantirna-ap1.net.au
> which resolves to 10.10.128.1 by using the wireless.org.au box, but then
> someone out on the net starts using that IP address for a real site.
> Is that possible?

Somone could be using that private IP address on their own network, and
it just happens that another unrelated name (the wireless one) resolves
to that IP address.

But that brings up another issue.  If you are using public DNS servers
for private IP addresses, how do you manage the reverse mapping?  Who
runs the DNS servers for 10.in-addr.arpa, for example?

Cameron

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