Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 16:58:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: GLEN.W.MANN@monsanto.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, gmann@itw.com Subject: Re: routing/gateway/slow ethernet problem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9807241657060.2211-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <"0723181723-routing/gateway/slow ethernet problem"@MHS>
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On 23 Jul 1998 GLEN.W.MANN@monsanto.com wrote: > I have two FreeBSD 2.2.6 machines set up at home. One act as my > "workstation" (10.10.10.3) - I run X on it. The other functions as a > "server" (10.10.10.1) and holds my web site, connectivity to DOS file > systems, etc. It also dials the phone and acts as a gateway for me > when I surf the net. This worked well (I was *delighted*) until now. > Recently, the workstation has been timing out on boot during the mount > -a -t nfs step and during the sendmail startup. After trying about > 35,481 different NIC cards, wires, settings, etc, I discovered this: Absolutely, positively DNS problems. > If I set rc.conf defaultrouter="NO" on the workstation, booting is > fast, and I can quickly telnet to the server. However, for example, > packets like DNS requests are not routed to the proper machine (my ISP > DNS box via 10.10.10.1). If I set rc.conf defaultrouter="10.10.10.1" > booting is slow, telnet takes forever, but DNS works (sometimes). My > server has rc.conf gateway_enable="YES" so it should route packets. > I've turned off NFS and commented out exports entirely until this is > resolved. Run named on your server and point /etc/resolv.conf at it. The server will cache nameserver lookups. Also define the names and IPs of your local mahcines in /etc/hosts, or create yourself a fake name domain. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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