Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:15:40 +0200 From: Leslie Jensen <leslie@eskk.nu> To: freebsd-pf@freebsd.org Subject: ***SPAM*** Re: New pf install on Freebsd7 seem to be a slow starter. Message-ID: <4875D33C.2010506@eskk.nu> In-Reply-To: <20080709225423.GB1011@verio.net> References: <48750381.1030004@eskk.nu> <20080709225423.GB1011@verio.net>
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David DeSimone skrev:
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> Leslie Jensen <leslie@eskk.nu> wrote:
>> # tables
>> table <goodguys> { something.somewhere.com, somethingelse.somewhere.com,
>> xxx.yyy.zzz.qqq }
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> This looks like the problem. You have put hostnames in your pf.conf.
> While this is supported, hostname lookups at boot time are problematic
> because the network is just getting started. Nameservers are not always
> immediately reachable, so these name lookups will stall out.
>
> I recommend you put IP addresses in your pf.conf so that it can be
> loaded without waiting for a nameserver.
>
> Alternatively, put these hostnames (and IP's) in your /etc/hosts file.
Oh, I didn't know that! Can you tell me how to handle this?
The problem is these hosts are not fixed IP's so they use no-ip
(http://www.no-ip.com/) to provide a fixed address.
Thanks
/Leslie
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