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[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> Hello,
>   I just upgraded to bind 8.2.1 on a BSDI 4.0.1 server.  Whenever I
> start it up, I am getting accept: Too many files open errors.  I also
> have about 120+ ip addresses bound to one ethernet interface.  Is
> there a way that I can tell bind to just listen on 1 IP address as
> opposed to trying to bind itself to all 120?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
	Apply the following patch and / or use listen-on (as you have
	been told by Barry).

	Mark
	
Index: lib/isc/eventlib.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /proj/cvs/isc/bind/src/lib/isc/eventlib.c,v
retrieving revision 1.41
diff -c -r1.41 eventlib.c
*** eventlib.c	1999/06/03 20:36:04	1.41
--- eventlib.c	1999/07/06 03:46:14
***************
*** 82,88 ****
  	ctx->fdMax = -1;
  	ctx->fdNext = NULL;
  	ctx->fdCount = 0;	/* Invalidate {rd,wr,ex}Last. */
! 	ctx->highestFD = MIN(sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX), FD_SETSIZE) - 1;
  #ifdef EVENTLIB_TIME_CHECKS
  	ctx->lastFdCount = 0;
  #endif
--- 82,88 ----
  	ctx->fdMax = -1;
  	ctx->fdNext = NULL;
  	ctx->fdCount = 0;	/* Invalidate {rd,wr,ex}Last. */
! 	ctx->highestFD = FD_SETSIZE - 1;
  #ifdef EVENTLIB_TIME_CHECKS
  	ctx->lastFdCount = 0;
  #endif
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Mark Andrews, Internet Software Consortium
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