Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 18:00:17 +0000 (GMT) From: Robert <robert@namodn.com> To: ryant@home.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ISP DNS problems -- routing/dynamic assigns Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981204175805.1850E-100000@namodn.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981204175217.1850D-100000@namodn.com>
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Oh, and BTW, I have had no end of problems with "automatic assignment" ( server side ).. always make sure you know your numbers.. never know when your provider's sysadmin'll be like me :) Also, I wouldn't dare to try it under BSD .. no reason to taint it like that :) -rob ( www.namodn.com ) ( mailto:robert@namodn.com ) On Fri, 4 Dec 1998, Robert wrote: > > You should specify a remote DNS in /etc/resolv.conf > There should be an example file/manpage, the format is : > > domain provider.com > nameserver 123.123.123.123 > > An alternative would be to set up your own nameserver, in which case you > would put > > domain yourservername.com > nameserver 127.0.0.1 > > And set up named .. but you might as well use your provider's :) > > -rob > ( www.namodn.com ) > ( mailto : robert@namodn.com ) > > On Fri, 4 Dec 1998, Ryan Thompson [LAM] wrote: > > > Hi everybody > > > > I have recently downloaded and installed 2.2.8-RELEASE. I am not new to > > FreeBSD by any means; however, I obviously don't know everything yet :) > > This will likely be a long winded message with some unnecessary > > information that might be entertaining to read :) > > > > In a previous install (with the same 'net connection and much of the > > same hardware), I WAS somehow able to configure FreeBSD 2.2.6, 2.2.7 > > (and, for a time, 3.0) in such a way that everything (including outgoing > > DNS queries) worked perfectly. > > > > The only hardware that has changed is the replacement of my NIC :) I > > was forced to put in an ISA network card to free up a PCI slot in favour > > of a specialized interface card (NOT used/detected/assigned any > > resources in FreeBSD). This new hardware setup is working fine with > > Microsoft OSes (uhh.. right.. Sorry, I forgot. This is a "G" rated > > mailing list, and, as such... I will attempt to refrain from further use > > of profanity :).. > > > > The network card I have added is an ISA 3Com 3c509b-TPO Etherlink III > > 10BaseT adapter (as opposed to a slightly older PCI Etherlink XL). > > (dmesg reports that the card was found at the IRQ/port locations I > > specified in kernel config. Further, (thanks to an entry in > > /etc/rc.conf), default routing is set up through my ISP's gateway and > > everything appears to report correctly on bootup, and inetd starts up > > fine. > > > > The connection appears to work properly... I am at least able to ping > > remote IP addresses. I suspect services on other ports work as well, > > but I haven't explicitly tested this. I can NOT perform any DNS queries > > (read: that's my freakin' problem :). (Including whois and ping). ping > > reports the generic error to the effect of "whoever.com: host is > > unreachable". > > > > In other configurations (i.e. WINDOWS :) all addresses beyond my > > hostname are dynamically assigned by my ISP through Microsoft login > > (maybe proprietary?). (i.e. DNS, gateway, IP). DOS's IPCONFIG reports > > all of these dynamic values. All I must to in 95 is set my machine name > > to the hostname my ISP assigned me. My ISP uses ONLY TCP/IP, and I do > > not need to configure ANYTHING the TCP/IP config there (I do not even > > need to enter my host/domain name in DNS, nor enter the (ever-changing) > > IP addresses of any DNS servers). > > > > WHAT I'VE DONE: > > > > In rc.conf: I set hostname to my fully-qualified location (i.e. > > hostname.fully.qualified.domain), as given to me by my ISP. > > > > I also set my routing path to the IP address of my ISPs gateway (in > > rc.conf again) > > > > In rc.conf, I also added an adapter alias for (as memory serves) ep0, > > with my current IP and a reasonable netmask. ep0 is also in the > > network adapters line (along with lo0, the loopback device). > > > > Lastly, in host.conf, it is set to look in the hosts file first, then > > try bind, then NIS. (Out-of-the-box setup). > > > > In /etc/hosts, after the default 127.0.0.1 localhost entry, I attached > > my current IP to my host.domain address (which I have a feeling I should > > NOT have to do if DNS is functioning correctly). > > > > In addition, I've tried playing around with many other settings and > > values in rc.conf, host.conf and hosts. inetd.conf didn't seem to offer > > much help, nor did any man page I looked up. > > > > SO... Is there a way to configure FreeBSD in such a way as to connect to > > my ISP and have virtually EVERYTHING be assigned dynamically? Or is > > FreeBSD more strict, requiring explicit values for these things? (And, > > if so, where DO I specify the location of the remote DNS host(s)?!) > > > > Any help is, of course, muchly appreciated. I am now going to the bar > > to further meditate on this matter. > > > > - Ryan > > > > 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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