From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Thu Aug 6 21:20:31 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20FEC3ABCE5 for ; Thu, 6 Aug 2020 21:20:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: from mail-io1-xd2e.google.com (mail-io1-xd2e.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::d2e]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4BN1cG0r1tz4cvR for ; Thu, 6 Aug 2020 21:20:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: by mail-io1-xd2e.google.com with SMTP id j8so38781282ioe.9 for ; Thu, 06 Aug 2020 14:20:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=rWg+ND9YaHIDX0OgsZEe2PYEJ8auRdZKdO8IiZctrcE=; b=gT7V2wLLuPRzGkDCH0txff7EjxJ70YNJnJTe5njBroRuEnAD05Wpyx7DJPeqOyBirP vOiXwbfx9mpDFTCX2XPYCYECQEUpIwiT9gDE9qZJFHrXfKK6eef2C+PGfU2c6JNtuRZu 76epzXsUHDnxYYI3SC7HxfizfY1fRj8zhfSQxdJACNXjvpnvhT/4Wc7rKdbLPKo2b9A4 rVahPNdFKYJRKc4xRDi/DPpkxDW1729iMLHrt6b6p8E3sRUdnFia9hvhXtzUM2kw0hbw 0qUg6G46isNCjxjuMAC1j6kiK8t+4GBGMYyW274nxb31rPNKSItfMBTTc+YhbqHli26B hHtg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=rWg+ND9YaHIDX0OgsZEe2PYEJ8auRdZKdO8IiZctrcE=; b=bmUIcID+eOC6HqOz928fTLBX2PTOnr8jVm1M+NI1ypSfmhiVbrip7FpNLbC62O8Pnb TjpI+AbjocDo7y9zQYME1KAJS8uK8HjkPxkxFBzGv65Y16cfENdF5zkdm+rHpnYj1BQH bjZeF3+B7QGIHeTPpxhiFZ+fPP6Wd6FF6AVtz7acdG0TOsfm4qKatYzAEpzdgZkZk9WH yNjOgqixMLrYqoD69CCOR1D968t22f2ZVpKziUvqPfC4vHD71eR/2ceHBL+5U0SymRv3 Cv2x41cOFFeaWe1NdsVqnfzcWWxw8SdOQjFm0hbnJ+/dWvI+C7x/nHnWCBf1dYwpv27P 4VTQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5326cdA2UP1s4na6YnsyuNOTEnGxy9tgO2K2jT3aW+HGrcDcZBcA l67WIP8VeWheulNvODGc2dD/vZ84o66nwV8sUa4nPrFh X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJz7Xy/gHhsSyqyvyZ+BDAms/G62eJVWPZhsXShS4YGTHgsb/YwcD1hj0v0OIObeJGqAb5Fk9mcHewdOA09CZSI= X-Received: by 2002:a02:b610:: with SMTP id h16mr1098717jam.74.1596748828594; Thu, 06 Aug 2020 14:20:28 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Aryeh Friedman Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2020 17:20:16 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Best way to make a machine boot with or without a Internet connection To: FreeBSD Mailing List X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4BN1cG0r1tz4cvR X-Spamd-Bar: -- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=gT7V2wLL; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of aryehfriedman@gmail.com designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::d2e as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=aryehfriedman@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.98 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.06)[-1.062]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com:dkim]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36:c]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.99)[-0.993]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::d2e:from]; NEURAL_SPAM_SHORT(0.08)[0.077]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; TAGGED_FROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.33 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2020 21:20:31 -0000 Due to storm related damage my ISP went out for a few (12) hours earlier in the week and while I got it usable without a Internet connection by putting everything in my LAN in /etc/hosts (I also run a local_unbound --> local bind9 on my file server which I have created a zone file for the LAN machines also), but it was very slow in booting due to ntpdate, tomcat and sendmail not being to connect to the Internet for either forward or reverse DNS. I don't want to turn these services off, but I want to be able to do a normal boot (no long hangs) if the ISP goes down again. What is the best way to do this? -- Aryeh M. Friedman, Lead Developer, http://www.PetiteCloud.org