Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 04:44:53 +0200 (CEST) From: Janko van Roosmalen <janko@compuserve.com> To: mgruver@reveregroup.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sendmail, pop3 or just get DNS cache working?... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10009240359210.1295-100000@parmenides.utp.net> In-Reply-To: <86256963.004E9B93.00@main.reveregroup.com>
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On Sat, 23 Sep 2000 mgruver@reveregroup.com wrote: > > I and using a FreeBSD 4.1 server as a gateway for a small LAN of 5 workstations. > They are all Windows workstations using Outlook for POP3 mail. I had a POP3 > mailhost at my ISP, however it doesn't appear to work through NAT (can't resolve > hostname). I have configured a cache only named daemon however I am not sure it is working, or if that is even the problem. Running a cacheing named, when configured right, will speed up all programs which do host name to ip-address translation. It is not really needed. You can use "nslookup" or "dig" to check named. If you do a "kill -int" to the process id of named, the cache of named will be dumped to a file, which you can investigate. > Should I use sendmail and use it to forward email through the firewall/nat > server and/or a pop3 port, or should the workstations be able to resolve > hostnames using NAT? I am not sure. I just know that I keep getting "ns_req: > no address for root server" messages from the named daemon. Disable the name server on the FreeBSD box. Disable the proxy server you mentioned in another message. Eliminate possible interference.Simplify things. If everthing is running you can add them in one at a time. Configure Outlook Express with your ISP's POP server (to retrieve mail) and your ISP's SMTP server (for outgoing mail). Configure the Windows box with DNS servers addresses of your ISP. Open up your firewall for everything coming in and out. You should be able to receive and send mail. If it is not working look at NAT. After NAT is working, configure your firewall. > I think I have the firewall and NAT configure properly and recompiled the Kernel > with all of the right stuff. > > mgruver@reveregroup.com === Janko van Roosmalen - Vught - Netherlands === To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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