From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 28 00:47:43 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 246C916A40B for ; Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:47:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) Received: from regulus.dfwlp.com (rrcs-64-183-212-244.sw.biz.rr.com [64.183.212.244]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA6B213C4A7 for ; Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:47:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) Received: from athena.dfwlp.com (athena.dfwlp.com [192.168.125.83]) (authenticated bits=0) by regulus.dfwlp.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l0S0leG7015095 for ; Sat, 27 Jan 2007 18:47:40 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) From: Jonathan Horne To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 18:47:39 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.5 References: <1488.192.168.125.138.1169936019.squirrel@webmail.dfwlp.org> <002501c74270$aa89dac0$0a32a8c0@rob> In-Reply-To: <002501c74270$aa89dac0$0a32a8c0@rob> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200701271847.40032.freebsd@dfwlp.com> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.7 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7 (2006-10-05) on regulus.dfwlp.com Subject: Re: brand new server timing out for sshd connections X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:47:43 -0000 On Saturday 27 January 2007 18:10, Rob W. wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jonathan Horne" > To: > Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 4:13 PM > Subject: brand new server timing out for sshd connections > > >i have a brand new server i just configured, and most of the time the > > inbound connection to sshd times out. (connection refused). a few times > > tho, it works fine, but after a short while, it will kick me back off. > > > > system is based on nvidia chipsets, with the nve0 nic driver. we > > switched in a re0 to see if that helped, but its getting the same > > behavior. > > > > server is connected to a small linksys 8 port switch that is fairly new. > > > > i would uname, but at this moment im unable to get into it, it keeps > > refusing me. other things seem to work fine, but smtp seems to be > > affected by this same problem as well. > > > > hmm, dns is on an active directory DNS server, could this be the crappy > > version of the AAA records? im pretty much otherwise at a loss why this > > system isnt behaving nicely. > > > > thanks, > > jonathan horne > > The problem is, is that you have conflicting ip address on your network. > Another server / computer on your network probally has the same IP address > as the one you just setup. > > Make shure you check the ip's on your network or assign your server a new > ip and then see if it still does it. ah, this sounds suspiciously like it might be the solution to my problem. especially, since the server works for a few minutes after a reboot, and then stops. as soon as i return to that site, ill check that out. btw, is there a way i can try to send my tcp packets to a specific mac address? i know the mac of my target server, if i could get it to talk back to me, i could cheers, jonathan