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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

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