IPv6 and DNS for the residential service provider

[Jeroen Massar]

On 2012-09-25 11:44, Ole Trøan wrote:

> there is a recurring question being asked though... and that is "do
> we really need reverse DNS for IPv6?"

Yes, because IPv6 addresses look really ugly in 'who' output...

Reverse is required to be able to nicely map an IP to to a hostname so
that people going through logs can see 'ah that is that host' instead of
having to memorize them, that is why we have DNS in the first place.

And that even goes for a home environment, especially because more and
more people will work from home and connect to their workplaces.

Greets,
 Jeroen