[thelist] IP obfuscation

[Ken Schaefer]

It doesn't work for me either (WinXP, IE 6).

OTOH The only reason I can think of is: Active Directory uses DNS for name
resolution. The machine is (for some reason) appending the primary DNS
suffix to the unqualified address (see your Network settings - advanced
properties - DNS), and asking the AD DNS server to resolve the IP address
from an address like: 1234567.mydomain.com

Or maybe there some MS "Security patch" that disabled the resolution of
decimal representations of IP addresses (but I don't ever remember reading
about one).

Cheers
Ken

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From: "rudy" <r937 at interlog.com>
Subject: Re: [thelist] IP obfuscation


: > Are either (or both) of your computers part of an AD domain?
:
: probably not, as i don't even know what that is
:
: i must have set some kind of weird option somewhere in Internet Options
:
: i've messed around with my security settings at various times, blocking
: ActiveX and stuff
:
: seeing as how others with win2000pro ie6 can see it, i guess it's just me
:
: thanks for checking it out

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