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03-29-2008, 11:10 AM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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My ISP sold me dirty IP, should I demand a clean one?
I recently purchased a dedicated server from a company I found on these forums. I have been very happy with the company, but the 2 IP's I have with the server are blacklisted in many places. I have been systematically trying to clean the address, but am starting to think that it may be a losing battle.
My ISP has offered
I have assigned to your account the following ip:
ip:216.144.227.125
sm:255.255.255.240
You can bind Exim to a secondary IP using the steps below:
a. Login to the server as root using SSH and open the file /etc/exim.conf in
your favorite Unix text editor.
b. Locate the section of the file that contains the following:
remote_smtp:
driver = smtp
c. Replace this section with the following modified version:
remote_smtp:
driver = smtp
interface = 216.144.227.125
d. Restart Exim
Thanks for your advice,
Dustin
PS, my IP's 72.11.145.112 72.11.145.113
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03-29-2008, 11:44 AM #2Web Hosting Master
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I would suggest to request for a new whole set of IP address to save all the trouble caused by the previous owner.
tanfwc
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03-29-2008, 11:48 AM #3Disabled
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Absolutely put a request into your provider for a new set of IP's. They can pull the old IP's and do some tracing and find out where the block and eventually have them released.
How long have you had these IP's? I would double-check your entire system before getting new IP's to ensure there is no phishing attack processes running in the background that would cause you to have the new ones banned.
Good Luck
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03-29-2008, 11:54 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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From your hostname by your IP I would say that you deserve the blacklist.
IP Location: United States New York Oc3 Networks & Web Solutions Llc
Resolve Host: s112.managermkt.com
IP Address: 72.11.145.112
Blacklist Status: Clear
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03-29-2008, 12:08 PM #5Junior Guru Wannabe
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The account is about 1 month old. My server has been locked down by admingeekz. I'm fairly certain there is no phishing, etc.
I'm not really how you could say that I deserve a blacklist. I only send emails for 4 reasons:
1. when a new customer establishes an account
2. when a customer places an order
3. order status update, like shipped
4. when the customer asks a question
I have a certain hatred for unsolicited advertising of all sorts. Even billboards piss me off. I'm not a spammer...
Dustin
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03-29-2008, 12:10 PM #6Junior Guru Wannabe
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by the way, that hostname is not me, the name is divinelighting.com
My isp has supposedly changed the rdns settings a couple of weeks ago. I don't know how long it takes for everything to be updated.
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03-29-2008, 12:11 PM #7Disabled
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when you say your server is locked, do you have access to your server??
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03-29-2008, 12:14 PM #8Junior Guru Wannabe
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sorry, I didn't mean locked in that sense. Security hardened, firewall, port setting, etc. I'm not a pro at this, that is why I would like your opinion.
Thanks,
Dustin
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03-29-2008, 12:20 PM #9Disabled
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I definitely ask for a new set of IP's. Is the provider being helpful??
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03-29-2008, 12:29 PM #10Junior Guru Wannabe
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I'm really not sure if they are being helpful in this instance. They are very responsive, which has really impressed me. However, they gave me the response shown in my first post. I'm really not sure how difficult it is to swap IP's vs. their solution, or if this is a common fix for this problem. It looks like the general consensus is that I should request new IP's.
If they give me new IP's, what will I be responsible for? I'm running Centos and DirectAdmin, will I have to make any changes to my server configuration?
Thanks again,
Dustin
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03-29-2008, 09:06 PM #11Junior Guru
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At most, you'd have to change a few small things, such as listening IPs and such, afaik
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03-29-2008, 09:10 PM #12Junior Guru Wannabe
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Asking nicely rather than demanding often works wonders :p
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03-29-2008, 09:16 PM #13Web Hosting Master
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You will have to change your IP in DirectAdmin.
Make sure you do the following.
http://www.directadmin.com/change_ip.txt
As for the licensing, I'm sure your provider will register the DirectAdmin license IP before handing over the new IP to you.tanfwc