Inconsistent Hostname and IP Address

info Nessus Plugin ID 46215

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Synopsis

The remote host's hostname is not consistent with DNS information.

Description

The name of this machine either does not resolve or resolves to a different IP address.

This may come from a badly configured reverse DNS or from a host file in use on the Nessus scanning host.

As a result, URLs in plugin output may not be directly usable in a web browser and some web tests may be incomplete.

Solution

Fix the reverse DNS or host file.

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 46215

File Name: bad_rdns.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: remote

Family: Settings

Published: 5/3/2010

Updated: 8/5/2016

Supported Sensors: Nessus

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