{"id":184,"date":"2020-05-29T18:16:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T18:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1gservers.com\/blog\/?p=184"},"modified":"2020-05-29T18:32:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T18:32:08","slug":"configuring-reverse-dns-is-now-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1gservers.com\/blog\/system-administration\/configuring-reverse-dns-is-now-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Configuring reverse DNS is now fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we work hard to continually innovate our services, and improve the experience for our customers, I am pleased to announce that we have now fully automated reverse DNS configuration. Gone are the days of opening a support ticket to set reverse DNS for the IP addresses assigned to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is reverse DNS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just like the domain name system converts a domain name to an IP address, reverse DNS does the opposite by converting an IP address into a domain name. Also known as rDNS, a reverse DNS lookup uses PTR records to determine the domain name associated with an IP address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/1gservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/rdns.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/1gservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/rdns.jpg 450w, https:\/\/1gservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/rdns-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption>Image showing how a convential DNS resolution works, along with how reverse DNS resolution works. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is important to configure, especially if you&#8217;re operating an e-mail server on your dedicated server with 1GServers. External e-mail servers require sending domains to have PTR records, as the e-mail server will reject the message otherwise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setting your own reverse DNS entries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the steps that you will take to set your own reverse DNS entries. I promised it would be fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Login to our customer portal at:<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/portal.1gservers.com (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.1gservers.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/portal.1gservers.com<\/a><br> <\/li><li>On the left hand navigation panel, click to expand the &#8220;Reverse DNS&#8221; category.<br> <\/li><li>Click on &#8220;Manage rDNS&#8221;.<br> <\/li><li>For security purposes, you will be asked to input your portal password. Please input your portal password to continue.<br> <\/li><li>The next page will list out all IP addresses assigned to you, grouped by server. Next to each IP address is a text box. In that text box, you can set the domain name you would like associated with the IP address. Then click on the &#8220;Set&#8221; button next to the text box to save your entry.<br> <\/li><li>Generally speaking, please allow up to 12-24 hours for the change to be propagated worldwide.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 85%;margin: auto;margin-bottom: 20px;padding: 20px 20px 0px 20px;border: 1px solid silver;\"><p>Ready to get started now? 1GServers offers industry leading automated server deployment technology to have your dedicated server available for you within 20 minutes. Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/1gservers.com\/auto-deploy-servers.html\">Auto Deploy Servers page<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, we also offer fully <a href=\"https:\/\/1gservers.com\/dedicated-servers.html\">customizable dedicated servers<\/a>, which are generally setup between 12-48 hours, depending upon options selected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we work hard to continually innovate our services, and improve the experience for our customers, I am pleased to announce that we have now fully automated reverse DNS configuration. Gone are the days of opening a support ticket to set reverse DNS for the IP addresses assigned to you. What is reverse DNS? 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