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Re: [TCLUG:10943] IRC at irc.umn.edu revisited...
This is BS. I come from a dsl.scc.net IP address and my IP is masked by my
firwall and I can still connect just fine.
Gabe
>
> I wrote a message to the U asking for help regarding my inability to connect
> to irc.umn.edu, and this is the answer I got....
>
> =====
> Many services offered by the University are restricted to University IP
> addresses only. No non-University addresses are allowed. Services such
> as access to the news server and irc server can only be accessed from
> valid University addresses.
>
> We do allow telnet from non-umn.edu addresses, however those addresses MUST
> be registered in the Domain Name Service. For security reasons, we have
> configured our systems to look up the IP address of the user that is
> attempting telnet access. The system then tries to determine the
> corresponding DNS name of the user's IP address. If there is no
> corresponding name, the connection is denied. You should talk to your
> internet service provider to determine why the address isn't registered
> in the DNS. It is also possible that the address was just created, and
> had not yet made it into the DNS, in which case you should try again later.
>
> Thus if you do not have a valid U of M IP address or if you are "spoofing"
> any
> domain names, then you will not be able to access some services. You may
> want to talk to your service provider about this, use the University
> modem pool, or make some other arrangements.
>
>
> --
>
> Douglas E. Gogerty No, I'm from Iowa...
> deg@boombox.micro.umn.edu I just work in outer space.
> -James T. Kirk
> ====
>
> Well, it appears that one must have a valid U of M IP addy to connect to
> that server...
>
> Hrm....
>
> Oh well...
>
> Brian
>
>
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Gabe Turner <dopp@acm.cs.umn.edu>
U of MN Csci/IT Systems Staff
President - ACM @ U of MN
"Blood is life and it shall be all ours!" -Dimmu Borgir "The Night Masquerade"
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