Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 16:30:23 -0600 From: Todd Anderson <grifter@toolshed.ab.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Seemingly random rebooting Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19990609163023.00a17a5c@mail.rdc1.ab.wave.home.com>
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hello every once and a while i feel the need to look at my FreeBSD computers screen to see if any errors are on the screen. When i move the mouse to turn off the screensaver there are alot of random characters on the screen. After about 5 seconds the computer reboots without unmounting the filesystem. All of my internet access runs though this machine and seems to work right up untill the computer reboots. im some cases i have turned off the screensaver and seen that the mailserver has printed a message on the screen for each and every email that has bounced. After this the computer runs out of memory (or somthing similar) because the server will not work until rebooted. And on a totally different note My internet access is a cable modem that uses DHCP. But FreeBSD doesnt seem to support this so when i loose my IP i take my modem to my windows machine and use it to retrieve the new IP. Once i have written the new IP down i then move it back to the server and hardcode the IP into the proper files and then contact the owner of my DNS (the email automaticaly changes the records). Anyway i dont like doing this every time my IP changes, so my question is, can i get a DHCP client for FreeBSD that will also automate the email sent to my DNS provider or at least tell me when the IP has changed so i can get on top of the situation and set up my domain again. Thanks - Todd Anderson (grifter) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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