Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 09:55:53 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth W Cochran <kwc@world.std.com> To: Dan Larsson <dl@tyfon.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Strange localhost NS look attempts Message-ID: <200104031355.JAA15831@world.std.com>
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>From dl@tyfon.net Tue Apr 3 09:44:54 2001 >Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 15:44:40 +0200 (CEST) >From: Dan Larsson <dl@tyfon.net> >To: Kenneth W Cochran <kwc@world.std.com> >Cc: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> >Subject: Re: Strange localhost NS look attempts > >On Tue, 3 Apr 2001, Kenneth W Cochran wrote: > >| Hello -stable: >| >| Can someone tell me why I keep getting log-messages like this? >| It sometimes seems to "break" Netscape (waiting trying to >| resolve localhost). I'm using a "dummy" hostname of >| "myname.my.domain." This has been happening for *months* with >| no (or not much?) ill-effect, but I would like to clean that >| up if possible & there must be something I'm not quite getting >| right for config... What is happening here? It appears that >| I am rejecting a UDP DNS query from "myself." (?) What >| might/would be a Good & Proper Way To Fix This? >| >| Oh, I'm running 4.3-RC as of (cvsupped/built) 1 April 2001. >| Other information on request I guess... <shrug> >| >| Many thanks, > >As it looks you have turned on LOG_IN_VAIN, check if either of these are >set: > > sysctl net.inet.udp.log_in_vain > sysctl net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain > >and your /etc/rc.conf /etc/defaults/rc.conf for > > log_in_vain="YES" Well, yes, of course. :) I do indeed have log_in_vain set, & don't plan to turn that off... :) So, why should that be an invalid connection attempt? Looks to me like localhost should always be allowed to connect to itself... (?) Thanks, -kc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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