Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 18:47:39 -0600 From: Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: brand new server timing out for sshd connections Message-ID: <200701271847.40032.freebsd@dfwlp.com> In-Reply-To: <002501c74270$aa89dac0$0a32a8c0@rob> References: <1488.192.168.125.138.1169936019.squirrel@webmail.dfwlp.org> <002501c74270$aa89dac0$0a32a8c0@rob>
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On Saturday 27 January 2007 18:10, Rob W. wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jonathan Horne" <freebsd@dfwlp.com> > To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > 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
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