Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:39:56 -0400 From: Jan Knepper <jan@smartsoft.cc> To: Janko van Roosmalen <janko@compuserve.com> Cc: mgruver@reveregroup.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: I think I have a DNS caching problem... Message-ID: <39C5807C.FCA1DE42@smartsoft.cc> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10009180341530.357-100000@parmenides.utp.net>
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I don't think the 'hosts' file is his problem. I think it lies in the fact that he uses a dual homed machine (machine with two network interfaces). Next to that he probably uses one of the unregistered IP spaces for his local network. 192.168.0.0 -> 192.168.255.255, 172.16.0.0 -> 172.31.255.255 or 10.0.0.0 -> 10.255.255.255. This means that he *has* to use NAT if he wants to access the internet from one of his local clients as far as I know. Don't worry, be Kneppie! Jan Janko van Roosmalen wrote: > You do not have to run a DNS. On the Windows boxes you can also use a > "hosts" file. There should be sample hosts (hosts.sam) file in the Windows > directory. Edit and rename it to "hosts" . The format is the same as the > "/etc/hosts" file. > > Janko van Roosmalen > > On Sun, 17 Sep 2000 mgruver@reveregroup.com wrote: > > > I am a FreeBSD Newbie who recently installed Version 4.4 on a small server. I > > am using it as a dual-homed host?, or gateway?, or NAT/Firewall for a LAN in my > > home. I installed 4.4 pretty bare-bones on a Pentium 90 with two ethernet cards > > in it. One was connected to my Road Runner Motorola cable modem and configured > > for DHCP. The other was connected into the hub and given a 192.168.x.x > > non-routable. > > > > I edited the /etc/rc.conf with vi to verify the gateway_enabled="YES" and > > natd_enabled="YES" and natd_interface=dc0 (yes is is a cheat Netgear card but > > the other one is a 3Com!). I specifically did not enable the firewall keywords > > or recompile the Kernel with the IPFIREWALL IPDIVERT options. I had a bad > > experience over the past few weeks with that (which I won't go into). > > > > I edited the /etc/hosts file (which after additional experimentation I don't > > think I needed to do that) and went back to the /stand/sysinstall and loaded a > > little goody I found in /usr/local/sbin/tinyproxy -a Host: -a Authorization: and > > had a working http proxy server for my Windows 9X systems in the house (they all > > work after setting the proxy setting in IE with the 192.168.x.x IP of the server > > and the port to 8080). > > > > However, the problem is DNS name queries (I hope I am using the correct term > > here) fail from inside the LAN. I can ping hosts by name (www.interland.com) > > from the server, however I can't from the Windows boxes inside. > > > > I started the named daemon (with no options) but that hasn't helped. > > > > BTW, my paltry FreeBSD server/config has already resisted three (3) seperate > > intrusion attempts in less than 24 hours! > > > > Any ideas?... > > > > Thanks, > > > > mgruver@reveregroup.com > > > > > > > > > > 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 -- Jan Knepper Smartsoft, LLC 88 Petersburg Road Petersburg, NJ 08270 U.S.A. http://www.smartsoft.cc/ http://www.mp3.com/pianoprincess Phone : 609-628-4260 FAX : 609-628-1267 FAX : 303-845-6415 http://www.fax4free.com/ Phone : 020-873-3837 http://www.xoip.nl/ (Dutch) FAX : 020-873-3837 http://www.xoip.nl/ (Dutch) In God we Trust -- all others must submit an X.509 certificate. -- Charles Forsythe <forsythe@alum.mit.edu> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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