Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 23:17:24 +0000 From: Mike D <d01f1n@yahoo.com> To: "S. Aeschbacher" <s.aeschbacher@bturtle.ch>, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cable modem connection problem Message-ID: <20011206231737.HXJM10846.mta07-svc.ntlworld.com@there> In-Reply-To: <3C0F7966.908CD6E6@bturtle.ch> References: <20011206071926.QTHW27606.mta05-svc.ntlworld.com@there> <20011206080612.KYRB10846.mta07-svc.ntlworld.com@there> <3C0F7966.908CD6E6@bturtle.ch>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Stefan, could you (if it's not too much hassle) mail me the details of setting that cron job up - as an interim solution. Hopefully we'll get a better one of this list soon! Thanks in advance, Mike On Thursday 06 December 2001 1:57 pm, S. Aeschbacher wrote: > Hi > I experienced similar problems here in Switzerland. It happend with > FreeBSD as well > as with OpenBSD routers. A solution I found is deleting the arp table > entry of the > default router of the cable modem provider (as a cron job). > I did not investigate the source of the problem. Anyone got any clues? > > Stefan > > Mike D wrote: > > I have a set up where my FreeBSD 4.4 box is acting as a firewall and > > gateway between a cable modem on xl1 and my home net on xl0. > > > > I have a pretty tight rules list and don't have that many procs running > > (ipfw, natd, mysql, tomcat - that's it!) > > > > It seems that after approx 10 hours the connection REALLY slows down, > > most connection attempts on other ports (e.g. 110) time out and I have to > > reboot the box. After the reboot everything is back to normal. > > > > If you have *any* thoughts at all as to what this could be - please let > > me know, I'm getting pretty desperate. > > > > many thanks in advance! > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20011206231737.HXJM10846.mta07-svc.ntlworld.com>