advice for freebsd

[Chris Pile]

You seem to be trying lots of different things at once and this is
causing the problems.  I can't imagine it is a specific problem with
FreeBSD, more likely just the configuration of the systems and software
you are running.

I'd personally have one dedicated machine running your firewall (ipfw?),
get that up and running first using ipfw's NAT (2 NICs).  All clients
use this as the gateway.  Then start setting up a server for DHCP&BIND
etc.  Get that working (one service at a time) on your internal LAN. 
I'd maybe have one server dedicated to running apache, since if this is
external facing it's more likely to get attention from crackers etc. 
Once each service is up and running, you can use ipfw's port
forwarding/diverts to allow external access to your internal web server
etc.

But then this isn't really the place to discuss this kind of thing
(being a BIND mailing list).  Try a sysadmin list or similar as Brad
suggested.


Thanks,
Chris.

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
> 
> 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
> 
> 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
> 
> 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..
> 
>  so on this moment every help is welcome ,
> 
> greetings from holland ,,    R.R.
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