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• We are experiencing access storms. Notable slowdowns occur in the day largely from hosts inside and some outside NSWSES/NSWCPHD which have no known organization or host name identity.
• So we may survive, to serve those we are here to serve, some internet protocol, news and web, access is limited to hosts with Internet Domain Registration and to named domains.
• Others and friendly / treaty flags have and will be added at their or their sponsor request.
• If you are ready you can submit a registration request (DNS)

Access to our web site is limited variously to the following which must be either in DNS, see [Page Menu], or not just our Sun /etc/hosts file, or, excepted.

• The Internet Domain Name Service (DNS), also called BIND (Berkeley .. Name ..), is the semi-invisible engine which relates host names to IP addresses.

• The Microsoft, DEC, HP and other proprietary name services, like Sun YP or NIS are peculiar to those operating systems and are not global over the internet to relate internet numbers to internet names.

• Much DNS information is not needed outside your network on the public internet. It may not be helpful if not needed outside. If you use a proxy server like "www-proxy.nswses.navy.mil" .. "8080", if you are in NSWCPHD for http, ftp and gopher, only you wont need DNS registry.

• Registration with Code 1T00 of your IP address and Ethernet address are essential to tracking and protection of our net BUT do not ensure a DNS database registration. Check first if you care if you are in DNS. [Check Your Hostname OR Internet Number]

• If you try to read Usenet news or access many "ftp" servers, and you have NO "DNS" registration you may get an access denied message, or, simply .. NO ACCESS.

• This happens when a server sees you coming with claimed name and IP but can not reverse-lookup your address in DNS at your home site.

Registration in DNS

• Is a local process through your Domain Name service provider.
• If you are Aboard NSWC PHD, and,
• IF YOU ARE A PART of Internet space 137.24.0.0 / 199.122.8.0/28,
• THEN, send the following to dns@nswses.navy.mil. or, use the following form.

• You may use the Form, Below
• COPY and PASTE ..
• BUT ..YOU MUST have VALID DATA
  • IP (internet protocol) address 137.24.xxx.yyy, and

  • Ethernet address 01-23-45-67-9a-ef ( 00 -- ff hex )

  • Wherever more than one space is used, use <tab> character.

  • Names are preferrably eight or less and three or more unique characters of mono-case a thru z, 0-9, or <->. You may wish to use from MS Windows (NT) your MS Net name (control panel - network)

  • Incidentally to use lanman services from Unix account to PC, any MS Net logon name should equal your Unix logon name.

;
hostname	IN	A	137.24.xx.yy
                IN      HINFO   "hosttype" "OStypVers"
                IN      UINFO   "MI:respuser@host.nswses.navy.mil"
		IN	TXT	"EA: xx-zz-aa-bb-cc-dd" ;; Your Ether address
		IN	TXT	"SM: JoeSmith, Code 9876, x 2-9876"
		
e.g.

vaxd            IN      A       137.24.10.3
                IN      HINFO   "VAX 8800" "VMS_4.7"
                IN      UINFO   "MI:mjordaan@vaxb.nswses.navy.mil"
                IN      UINFO   "HL:PHD-NSWC - Data Processing Center"
;

Rarely, a host is local in our YP/NIS database, only. It thus appears illegal till we add this host to the HTTP Access files .. if you are DNS registered ( test with nslookup, dig or host ) and denied access contact us .. [numbers under support].

FOOTNOTES

NOTE: Netscape 1.2 and above users must have a site license or an individual licensed copy.

Statistics from our World Wide Web Server

Be Aware Footnote: During core hours both networks and servers get very busy and may respond SLOWLY or not at all. There are many possible causes from host to local net to world wide intermittent failures. Most Internet connections pass thru dozens of hosts. In case of insurmountable usage problems submit a Sun System trouble call .. missing information, user, application, contact info, host may prevent assistance in a timely manner. SMAN Form Steps are underway to improve the connectivity.