Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 08:07:36 -0700 (PDT) From: David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, pol@leissner.se Subject: Re: Problem with NIS losing contact with master Message-ID: <199808241507.IAA18005@pau-amma.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19980823225116.009db598@lda>
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>Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 22:51:19 +0200 >From: Peter Olsson <pol@leissner.se> >We have recently started using NIS for passwd-syncing between two of >our internal servers. They are on different subnets and this seems to >cause trouble for the client. I believe you'll want to set up "slave" servers on each subnet. If I recall correctly, NIS depends on broadcasts to a significant degree, and those generally don't get routed between subnets. david -- David Wolfskill UNIX System Administrator dhw@whistle.com voice: (650) 577-7158 pager: (650) 371-4621 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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