Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 16:42:44 -0500 (CDT) From: Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net> To: Pavlo Baron <pavlo.baron@a-city.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ftp and name server Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104071637440.22583-100000@cody.jharris.com> In-Reply-To: <002a01c0bf92$a0893190$c900a8c0@bws1>
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On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, Pavlo Baron wrote: > hi, > > i'm trying to connect to my FreeBSD-machine (here: server) via FTP from an > other machine (here: client). Both are placed in a local LAN. The server has > got a name server entry (an external name server) in resolve.conf and an > ISDN-card configured for dialing on demand. If i try to connect to the > server via FTP (ftp 192.168.0.99), it immediately dials out to my ISP and > then the FTP user login appears on the client. > > How can i prevent my server (in my case) from dialing out on a > FTP-connection from my client? > The ftpd server on your local machine is trying to resolve the IP (PTR record) of which you are ftp'ing from. Run a local name server on your ftpd server with in-addr-arpa records for your inside network 192.168.0.X Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net> - Keep on Routing in a Free World... "FreeBSD: The Power to Serve!" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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