resolv.conf is being modified, and not by me (a DHCP problem) This problem occurred because DHCP overwrites the contents of resolv.conf. and I didn’t know that. But you have quite a bit of control over what DHCP puts into that file. Details are below. 29 July 1998 After my reboot as a result of […]
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notes on rebooting and IP numbers NOTE: It’s amazing how I can look back at articles such as this and realize just how much newbies don’t know. This is a very good example. At some time, you didn’t know the following information either. After some experience, we just take it for granted. This is a
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installing nslint – debug your DNS see also dnswalk. As part of the continuing Getting local names to resolve problem, I decided to install nslint at the advice of a helper on on the FreeBSD Questions mailing list. Here’s what I’ve done so far: 26 July 1998 I checked my 2.2.5 CDs for nslint but
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Getting local names to resolve (DNS) (named – the name server) This article shows how to set up named, the DNS daemon. This version uses BIND 4. Eventually, I’ll upgrade to BIND 8. Resolve? What do you mean? I have named my three machines, NT1, NT2, and FreeBSD. It would be nice to be able
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sample zone files see also Getting local names to resolve (DNS). About these examples Please note that all names and numbers in these examples have been changed for security reasons. These are examples and are not exact copies of the files used on our subnet. It is important to note that FreeBSD 2.2.* uses a
Changing the shell (bash) see also Shells Why a new shell? The shell is that part of the system which accepts your command and interprets what you have said. It launches other commands. The shell you get by default is not the only shell around. I chose the bash shell, mainly because it has a
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Reading my mail from NT1 (qpopper) If you’ve been following this diary, you’ll know I can’t read my FreeBSD mailbox from Pegasus under NT. Here’s the question I posted to the FreeBSD Questions mailing list. I’ve installed qpopper. I have two users on my system. I’m trying to read their mailboxes from my NT
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Redirecting port requests This example shows you how to redirect incoming http requests to a machine on your internal LAN. You could also use this method to redirect telnet, ftp, etc. The www uses the http protocol. I run MS FrontPage 98 on NT1. I wanted to redirect http requests from the gateway machine to
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Firewalls, filtering, ipfw, and FTP clients One of the problems I had with my filtering was the inability to get FTP running. But I wasn’t stopping any FTP protocols with my rules. So I couldn’t figure it out. You should also read the firewall section of the handbook. How do you enable the firewall?
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The DNS problem which was an natd problem By this time, I’d been down and now I was getting up again. After nearly trashing the entire system, only to have placed gently back into my hands by a total stranger, I was ready to tackle the other problem. That was my DNS problem. Or what
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