Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 06:55:42 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> To: Raymond Law <rlaw@vt.edu> Cc: Nick Slager <nicks@albury.net.au>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DNS server Message-ID: <20001207065542.B1513@buffy.local> In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.20001206212048.006e3ed0@mail.vt.edu>; from rlaw@vt.edu on Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 09:20:48PM -0500 References: <3.0.1.32.20001206174404.006d3cf8@mail.vt.edu> <3.0.1.32.20001206174404.006d3cf8@mail.vt.edu> <20001207094110.B40394@albury.net.au> <3.0.1.32.20001206175433.006da248@mail.vt.edu> <20001207094939.C40394@albury.net.au> <3.0.1.32.20001206180822.006e4800@mail.vt.edu> <20001207100819.D40394@albury.net.au> <3.0.1.32.20001206183449.006a760c@mail.vt.edu> <20001207104546.F40394@albury.net.au> <3.0.1.32.20001206212048.006e3ed0@mail.vt.edu>
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On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 09:20:48PM -0500, Raymond Law wrote: > Sorry, fast typing sometimes corrupt my mind. My netmask is indeed > 255.255.255.0 which means my broadcase address is 198.82.82.255 :<) > > The problem I described did not happen when I just installed FreeBSD in > school. When I went back home working offline and tried to open KDE, it > gives error because gethostbyaddr() or some other related sys call (don't > remember exactly) fails when KDE starts. I then manually added a > hostname/IP entry in hosts. Everything works fine at home. However, the > problem arises when I come back to school and connect it to the network. > > Any idea what might went wrong? I appreciate your help very much. > > Be sure to tell me if telia.com problem still exists, but I am not using it > tho... OT. I keep getting messages from telia.com about full mailboxes.. > > Thanks. > Ray, > > At 10:45 AM 12/7/00 +1100, Nick Slager wrote: > >Thus spake Raymond Law (rlaw@vt.edu): > > > >> Yes, when I can ping 198.82.82.1, I can ping everything. But when I can't > >> ping 198.82.82.1, I can't ping anything. > > > >So when your default gateway is up, all is OK? This sounds like a flakey > >router or something. I'd talk to your network admin(s). > > > > > >> 198.82.82.1 is supposed to be the router for my network. > >> > >> Yes, dc0 is my only network interface to the network and it is connected > >> directly to 198.82.82.1. > >> > >> My box is 198.82.82.148 with netmask 198.82.82.255. > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > >Is that really your netmask? If so, try changing the mask to > >255.255.255.0. > > > > > >> telia.com ??? > > > >Every time I send mail to you, I get a 'mailbox is full' message from a > >telia.com mail server. I've deleted the others; when I get the next one, > >I'll forward it to you :-) > > > >Regards, > > > > > >Nick > > > >-- > > From a Sun Microsystems bug report (#4102680): > > "Workaround: don't pound on the mouse like a wild monkey." > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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