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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
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