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K2rbes Offline OP
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This error has never occured before. This is the first

* Connecting to irc.quakenet.org (6668)
***Looking up your hostname
*** Checking Ident
*** Your forward and reverse DNS do not match, ignoring hostname.
Your username is invalid.
Connect with your real username, in lowercase.
If your mail address were foo@bar.com, your username would be foo.
Closing Link: K2rbes by underworld.no.quakenet.org (USER: Bad username)
* Disconnected

So.. What the hell is going on?
I never changed my username or password.

Last edited by K2rbes; 05/12/06 02:11 PM.
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I think your problem lies in the "*** Your forward and reverse DNS do not match.." message.
Resolving your IP Number 82.131.30.82 leads to altromax.ee, while resolving altromax.ee leads to 80.79.115.206.
Obviously these do not match. They should!
You can test this with mIRC's /dns command.
First type /dns 82.131.30.82
Then type /dns altromax.ee

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Ok, i did. Now what?'
They don't match..

Last edited by K2rbes; 05/12/06 02:33 PM.
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Well there isnt much you can do about it! If your IP is dynamic, you can wait for it to change and see if itll correctly reverse resolve. You could also try calling your ISP (internet services provider) about it, or (a rather extreme solution) getting a new ISP.


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