How to stop the server showing IP at the start of connecting

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OpEn
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How to stop the server showing IP at the start of connecting

Post by OpEn »

Dear Helpers,
My server somehow showing the server's IP at the first line of connecting instead of the server's name.
I log on as /server irc.mynet.net , but somehow it changes the server's name to IP address instead when it is connecting.
[00:00:00] * Connecting to 11.222.333.44 (6667)
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[00:00:00] -irc.mynet.net- *** Looking up your hostname...
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Where as other servers when i connect to theirs it shows server's name not IP address like mind.
[00:00:00] * Connecting to irc.someone.net (6667)
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[00:00:00] -irc.someone.net- *** Looking up your hostname...
Could you please give me advice and tell me how to fix it.
Thank you so much in advance.
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Post by Stealth »

That has nothing to do with Unreal, it is all to do with your client.

I don't know why mIRC displays the server name sometimes, and the IP other times. It is possible servers which are on a Round Robin DNS display the server name, and DNS names pointing directly to 1 IP it displays the IP.

I connect to 3 networks, 2 of which I connect to a specific server. The 2 that I connect to a specific server with, it displays the IP I am connecting to. The 3rd network I connect to the main DNS name, and it displays the server name when it receives more than 1 IP.

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Post by Jobe »

Using mIRC 6.21 when i connect to a specific server by host name it doesnt display the IP for me. The same with the round robbin DNS's i use as well. Only time i see it connect by IP is when the first time it tries to connect fails and it then tries again using the IP that the host resolved to.
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Post by craftsman »

register a domain..
OpEn
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Post by OpEn »

I just found out its to do with mIRC client .
I did "File" then "Recent Servers" then "Clear History".
and i put in address over again. then no more IP showing at start up of connection.

Thank You so much for those who responded to my question.

Thats one answer that i know of, maybe there are more answers to that
as you guys said above.
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