Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 00:18:20 -0500 From: Jim Durham <durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us> To: Bjorn Danielsson <carbon-unit-1@urquell.pilsnet.sunet.se>, Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk>, der <der@pc759.cs.msu.su>, Don Read <dread@texas.net>, Mike Nowlin <mike@argos.org>, Ruslan Ermilov <ru@ucb.crimea.ua> Cc: freebsd hackers <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Resolv.conf question Message-ID: <385F0D9C.A1337448@w2xo.pgh.pa.us> References: <199912170143.RAA03627@mass.cdrom.com> <3859C580.A4B9FAD8@w2xo.pgh.pa.us> <yqfbt7qdld7.fsf@urquell.pilsnet.sunet.se>
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Bjorn Danielsson wrote: > > Jim Durham <durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > > The 3.3 Box is a local server on a disconnected LAN talking > > to a "remote" server that spools mail, which is grabbed by > > fetchmail. We are running PPP on-demand to the external > > server via a dial-up to an ISP. However, PPP only holds the > > line up from 8am-8pm and this is happening at 1:59am, coinciding > > with the "periodic daily" scripts from crontab. > > Try changing "netstat -i" to "netstat -ni" in the script > /etc/periodic/daily/420.status-network > > Maybe the reverse dns lookup done by netstat -i tries to activate > ppp which then wipes /etc/resolv.conf. Just a crazy idea... > > -- You are so correct. I actually found it by executing all the scripts in /etc/periodic/daily "by hand" until it changed the file. It was the network status script, as you surmised. Alex Derevyanko <der <der@pc759.cs.msu.su>, also came to the same conclusion, so you two have to share the prize. Here's Alex's info: > I have the same problem few weeks ago - it's 'netstat -r' problem - it tryes to > resolve hostnames. Sometimes the cache on my caching nameserver was up-to-date, > and ppp doesn't ring, sometimes no. Change it to 'netstat -rn' > Thanks to all who replied. -- Jim Durham To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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