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Date:      Tue, 3 Oct 2000 01:02:00 -0700
From:      "Crist J . Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net>
To:        Nash <nash@home.se>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: natd ; Host is dowm ???
Message-ID:  <20001003010159.Q25121@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com>
In-Reply-To: <39D880BE.F7499B19@home.se>; from nash@home.se on Mon, Oct 02, 2000 at 02:34:06PM %2B0200
References:  <39D880BE.F7499B19@home.se>

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On Mon, Oct 02, 2000 at 02:34:06PM +0200, Nash wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> My server is issuing an error message that has got me blowing my
> head off on!! 
> 
> ... natd[131]: failed to write packet back (Host is down)
> 
> Does anyone know what "host" is meant here?

Same thing it usually does, another machine (interface) on the
LAN. natd is telling you that after processing a packet, it cannot be
sent to the machine it is addressed to because the "host is down."
What that means is that the system cannot get the data link layer
address for the IP address in question.

There is not enough information for a further diagnosis.
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.edu


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