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nutellajunkie

08-10-2007 12:25

when do we get a virginmedia.com IP name?

So while im stuck on IRC or just faffing about, I have always wondered when we are going to get an IP address name thing changed..

Its all pretty having a cust666.renf.cable.ntl.com address, but isnt it high time we got something like renf.virginmedia.net or whatever?

Just curious, not looking for a forum argument. :P

Graham M

08-10-2007 14:49

Re: when do we get a virginmedia.com IP name?

And the point in that would be? And by the way its called a "Hostname"

Richy99

08-10-2007 15:04

Re: when do we get a virginmedia.com IP name?

cos it looks nice to have a reverse dns lookup that say VM i suppose, personally i dont see why small things like that need changing or are brought up, it doesnt affect the connection or anything

WillPS

09-10-2007 18:21

Re: when do we get a virginmedia.com IP name?

When the two NTL networks and Telewest's network are fully merged. In other words - no time soon!

I think the plan is to keep the 3 networks in place but roll out any changes on all 3 simultaneously, so to customers it'll seem like it's the same wherever. Stuff like the hostname is not likely to change.

nutellajunkie

08-11-2008 19:21

Re: when do we get a virginmedia.com IP name?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham M (Post 34410398)

And the point in that would be? And by the way its called a "Hostname"

*shrugs*

pooper

10-11-2008 10:21

Re: when do we get a virginmedia.com IP name?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richy99 (Post 34410408)

cos it looks nice to have a reverse dns lookup that say VM i suppose, personally i dont see why small things like that need changing or are brought up, it doesnt affect the connection or anything

Exactly, plus for the work involved in actually making those changes..... there just really wouldn't be any tangible 'point'.

whydoIneedatech

10-11-2008 10:22

Re: when do we get a virginmedia.com IP name?

No reason to and no need to either.

Ignitionnet

10-11-2008 10:23

Re: when do we get a virginmedia.com IP name?

Probably in the list of things to do once all the infrastructure hostnames have been changed.

It's not that much work pooper it can be done with a script, a common hostname format has to be agreed first of course!

Graham M

10-11-2008 10:35

Re: when do we get a virginmedia.com IP name?

Wow that bump was almost 13 months to the day :p:

XFS03

10-11-2008 15:13

Re: when do we get a virginmedia.com IP name?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham M (Post 34672310)

Wow that bump was almost 13 months to the day :p:

...and this thread was 15 months old:-
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12...nt-page-4.html :D

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dev	10-11-2008 15:33

Re: when do we get a virginmedia.com IP name?

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Originally Posted by pooper (Post 34672300)

Exactly, plus for the work involved in actually making those changes..... there just really wouldn't be any tangible 'point'.

i bet you could run a pretty quickly coded script to do the work for you ;)

besides if it took so long, why did they change all the routers etc?

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