Actually, the reverse lookup returns a CNAME pointing to the subnet section, but that record has no address associated to it.
As an example:
$ dig -x 192.168.36.71 +nocomments
; <<>> DiG 9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.2-Ubuntu <<>> -x 192.168.36.71 +nocomments ;; global options: +cmd ;71.36.168.192.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR 71.36.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 17 IN CNAME 71.64-26.36.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 64-26.36.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 17 IN SOA silo2.lab0.solutionsqa. nobody.example.com. 180 600 1800 604800 30 64-26.36.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 30 IN SOA silo2.lab0.solutionsqa. nobody.example.com. 180 600 1800 604800 30 ;; Query time: 3 msec ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.53#53(127.0.0.53) (UDP) ;; WHEN: Tue Aug 01 07:02:31 UTC 2023 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 190
$ dig 71.64-26.36.168.192.in-addr.arpa. +nocomments
; <<>> DiG 9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.2-Ubuntu <<>> 71.64-26.36.168.192.in-addr.arpa. +nocomments ;; global options: +cmd ;71.64-26.36.168.192.in-addr.arpa. IN A 64-26.36.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 30 IN SOA silo2.lab0.solutionsqa. nobody.example.com. 180 600 1800 604800 30 ;; Query time: 3 msec ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.53#53(127.0.0.53) (UDP) ;; WHEN: Tue Aug 01 07:02:49 UTC 2023 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 137
Actually, the reverse lookup returns a CNAME pointing to the subnet section, but that record has no address associated to it.
As an example:
$ dig -x 192.168.36.71 +nocomments
; <<>> DiG 9.18.12- 0ubuntu0. 22.04.2- Ubuntu <<>> -x 192.168.36.71 +nocomments 168.192. in-addr. arpa. IN PTR 192.in- addr.arpa. 17 IN CNAME 71.64-26. 36.168. 192.in- addr.arpa. 168.192. in-addr. arpa. 17 IN SOA silo2.lab0. solutionsqa. nobody.example.com. 180 600 1800 604800 30 168.192. in-addr. arpa. 30 IN SOA silo2.lab0. solutionsqa. nobody.example.com. 180 600 1800 604800 30 53#53(127. 0.0.53) (UDP)
;; global options: +cmd
;71.36.
71.36.168.
64-26.36.
64-26.36.
;; Query time: 3 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.
;; WHEN: Tue Aug 01 07:02:31 UTC 2023
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 190
$ dig 71.64-26. 36.168. 192.in- addr.arpa. +nocomments
; <<>> DiG 9.18.12- 0ubuntu0. 22.04.2- Ubuntu <<>> 71.64-26. 36.168. 192.in- addr.arpa. +nocomments 26.36.168. 192.in- addr.arpa. IN A 168.192. in-addr. arpa. 30 IN SOA silo2.lab0. solutionsqa. nobody.example.com. 180 600 1800 604800 30 53#53(127. 0.0.53) (UDP)
;; global options: +cmd
;71.64-
64-26.36.
;; Query time: 3 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.
;; WHEN: Tue Aug 01 07:02:49 UTC 2023
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 137