From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 24 12:47:05 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7AFD16A4CE for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2003 12:47:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from main.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.224.249]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD02B43F85 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2003 12:47:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AONbr-0000vF-00 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:47:03 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from sea.gmane.org ([80.91.224.252]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AONbp-0000v7-00 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:47:01 +0100 Received: from news by sea.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AONbp-0003Sw-00 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:47:01 +0100 From: Jesse Guardiani Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 15:47:00 -0500 Organization: WingNET Lines: 32 Message-ID: References: <44oev5mbo3.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <200311241505.hAOF5kd48312@skippyii.compar.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org User-Agent: KNode/0.7.2 X-Mail-Copies-To: never Sender: news Subject: RE: Arplookup error. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: jesse@wingnet.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 20:47:05 -0000 Sorin Chiorean wrote: > I doesn't seem to show up on a regular base. > This is an example from a log file : > Nov 24 12:16:45 nira /kernel: arplookup 100.93.140.1 failed: host is not > on local network > Nov 24 12:17:40 nira /kernel: arplookup 100.93.140.1 failed: host is not > on local network > Nov 24 12:21:18 nira /kernel: arplookup 100.93.140.1 failed: host is not > on local network > Nov 24 12:26:52 nira /kernel: Nov 24 12:21:18 nira last message repeated 3 > times > The main problem is the I installed this server somewhere in Europe and > I'm living in Canada. I can not see what the users are doing when this > error come up. > Do you think that I can trace this error with a tool (as TCPDUMP) ? > If "YES" what should I search for ? > > Until I will trace down this error how can I disable this message to show > up on console? I'd like to know this too. I have a FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE box that exhibits the same symptoms. The addresses it complains about belong to a colo box on our network and a cisco router. -- Jesse Guardiani, Systems Administrator WingNET Internet Services, P.O. Box 2605 // Cleveland, TN 37320-2605 423-559-LINK (v) 423-559-5145 (f) http://www.wingnet.net