I've just tried new.net's plugin. Don't.
Timothy R. McKee
trm3 at nuvox.net
Thu Mar 15 00:23:02 UTC 2001
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This is the exact scenario that I envision happening and have been
complaining about. My operations and tech support staff will become bogged
down in this mess, probably to the extent that I have to augment staff. Add
in the phone bill and other overhead costs... Suddenly I'm paying out a LOT
of money just so a bunch of VCs can make a money grab.
tim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanog at merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog at merit.edu]On Behalf Of
> Chris Davis
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 15:23
> To: 'nanog at merit.edu'
> Subject: I've just tried new.net's plugin. Don't.
>
>
>
> I downloaded their plug-in and then:
>
> ping www.bull.shit
>
> here's what happened
>
> std query for www.bull.shit against my name server fails
> std query for www.bull.shit.computerjobs.com against my name server failes
> wins query for www.bull.shit fails
> netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x1
> netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x2
> netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x3
> std query for www.bull.shit against my name server fails
> std query for www.bull.shit.computerjobs.com against my name server failes
> wins query for www.bull.shit fails
> netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x1
> netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x2
> netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x3
> std query for searchpages.newdotnet.net
> response NS is searchpages.newdotnet.net, IP 64.208.49.135
> echo reply from 64.208.49.135
> echo reply from 64.208.49.135
> echo reply from 64.208.49.135
>
>
> So, I pinged a nonexistent domain name and got replies from
> test.new-net.vegas.idealab.com, 64.208.49.135
>
> C:\>ping asldj.asogh.asdlfj
>
> Pinging test.new-net.vegas.idealab.com [64.208.49.135] with 32 bytes of
> data:
>
> Reply from 64.208.49.135: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=244
> Reply from 64.208.49.135: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=244
> Reply from 64.208.49.135: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=244
> Reply from 64.208.49.135: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=244
>
>
> Seems that everything in the world not ending with an ICANN TLD goes to
> 64.208.49.135. Have a look at http://64.208.49.135
>
> Let's role play:
> German Customer: "I can't access the Bank of America site. I get something
> called Google"
> NOC: "Can you ping www.bankofamerica.com?"
> German Customer: "Yes" { pinging www.bankofamerika.kom }
> NOC "Well, you have connectivity since you can ping it. Let's
> see what else
> could be wrong. You get Google, you say???"
>
>
> Now, tell me that's OK.
>
>
>
>
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