advice for freebsd

[Kevin Darcy]

"Address already in use" usually means there's already a nameserver
listening on port 53. Make sure you bring down the nameserver cleanly
before trying to start it up again.


- Kevin

future wrote:

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> open question
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> i use freebsd 4.3 on the 3 main systems in my network
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> they all run freebsd + bind 8 + dhcpd 2 + sendmail + teapop +
> ipfirewall _ ipnat + webmin + (and 1 runs also apache )
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> 1 system is connected to internet , (and is a gateway for 30 clients)
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> 2 is my webserver ,
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> 3 is my extra gateway to my clients (to deliver them internet , +- 20
> clients)
>
> now the question
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> at first i planed to use multiple subnets for better protection
> so i put in mij internet system 3 netwokcards
> 1 for internet 62.x.x.x
> 1 for my webserver (and future other servers ) 10.0.0.x
> 1 for the routers to deliver internet to my clients 10.0.1.x
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> it worked a week or two , than the dhcpd , refused to give numbest
> out on the 10.0.0.x card
> no free bpf , exiting . ore someting like that , or it just gives out
> no leases without anny reason
> (all ipnr's are only given out to the registerd mac nr''s)
>
> dns i dont get to work , tryed diferend configs , they all work 2
> days , and in the end hang up the system..
> named almost every time gives adres already in use , not serving on
> anny interfaces
> , i have 3 network cards and frebsd says that thay all 3 are called
> dns1.future2005.com
> (and that was only the meaning for card 1 , my internet conection)
> (card 2 had to be called backbone , card 3 had to be router1)
>
> i'll post this at diferend groups to ask if i'm forgetting something
> , (program)
>
> now it works but i dont use dns and i have everything running on 2
> networkcards (internet in - internet out) with a lot of hubs
> connected at it , all the clients are windoos users . for the
> security i have some old 486 with a firewall and nat becouse
> everythings
> runs on the same hub..
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>  so on this moment every help is welcome ,
>
> greetings from holland ,,    R.R.
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