Server Ping returns strange domain

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by donhopkin, Jan 31, 2010.

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  1. #1
    Hello everyone
    I am new to VPS, and i recently got a server unmanaged. I followed tutorials and some how setup the server and got it up running. I was trying to ping today from this website urlsuite . com and it is returning some strange domain on ping test.

    Here is the result
    64 bytes from mahkota . mercu . net (***.**.183.22): icmp_seq=1 ttl=57 time=1.84 ms

    I do not know where this mercu domain came from. Is my server hacked?
    Any guidance please?
     
    donhopkin, Jan 31, 2010 IP
  2. wgcom

    wgcom Peon

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    #2
    check your reverse DNS record
    or ask provider to setup one for your ip
     
    wgcom, Feb 1, 2010 IP
  3. Bohra

    Bohra Prominent Member

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    #3
    that probably is your host name
     
    Bohra, Feb 1, 2010 IP
  4. donhopkin

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    I have somehow solved it. It was the RDNS problem which was from previous user of the server/ip.
     
    donhopkin, Feb 1, 2010 IP