From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 17 01:05:27 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC3CB16A41F for ; Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:05:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from wjv.com (fl-65-40-24-38.sta.sprint-hsd.net [65.40.24.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95C5243D46 for ; Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:05:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (localhost.wjv.com [127.0.0.1]) by wjv.com (8.13.5/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k0H15O8N006830; Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:05:24 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: (from bv@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.13.5/8.13.1/Submit) id k0H15JZ7006829; Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:05:19 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bv) Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:05:13 -0500 From: Bill Vermillion To: Jeff at NorrisTechs Message-ID: <20060117010513.GB6639@wjv.com> References: <43CC3F2F.6090301@norristechs.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <43CC3F2F.6090301@norristechs.net> Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park ReplyTo: bv@wjv.com User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.3 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on bilver.wjv.com Cc: FreeBSD ISP Subject: Re: ARP MESSAGES FILLING CONSOLE X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: bv@wjv.com List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:05:28 -0000 On Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 17:49 , the murky waters churned and seethed, the dark weeds parted and the water took on the sinister, shifting visage we recognize as Jeff at NorrisTechs. The great maw opened, and the following was heard: > > Everyone, > First off, no attitude or sarcasm g; > > After running BSD since 4.0 I have come to love the feature rich set it > offers and stability as well. > > I have an interesting network situation. I have several BSD based > servers which are multi-hone (Two Nics) one Nic faces the internet, the > other faces a PRIVATE IP subnet and wireless DMZ. However since the > internet router is also the end point for the wireless DMZ I get a > barrage of ARP messages indicating the the private nic is receiving ARP > for the public network and vice versa. > See if the sysctl settings may help. I tried to send you email on this, but your system is misconfigured as it shows it loops back to itself. If you are running sendmail check to make sure your name is in the local-host-names. I don't know if you are going to see this unless you get mail from the list at another address Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com