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Date:      Mon, 24 Jul 2000 08:08:49 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Nick Rogness <nick@rapidnet.com>
To:        "Roberto Nunnari, AGIE" <roberto.Nunnari@agie.ch>
Cc:        net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: gateway strange behaviour for telnet and ftp
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007240803040.66844-100000@rapidnet.com>
In-Reply-To: <397C340E.98B471AA@agie.ch>

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On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Roberto Nunnari, AGIE wrote:

> 
> Here's the network configuration:
> - host1 192.168.1.1 gateway to my isp
> - host2 192.168.1.2 workstation
> - host3 192.168.1.3 workstation
> - host4 192.168.1.4 workstation
> 
> host1 also acts as a master DNS for the local network
> 
> other host have host1 as the default router and DNS.
> 
> all workstation can reach each other and also access the
> internet through host1
> 
> Every thing works just marveillous until I try to
> telnet or ftp or nfs host1  from any other host on the local
> network. Here, the initiating host don't get a login prompt
> until host1 has made a connection to the isp.

	This is DNS related. More than likely, it is trying to do a
	reverse lookup on your 192.168.1.0/24 network hosts.  Add that
	network's IN_ADDR_ARPA in your name server (host1), add
	corresponding A pointers as well for all host on the local
	network.

	
Nick Rogness
- Drive defensively.  Buy a tank.




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