could also be a ppp keepalive problem. As they say in the open source world "you have the source, so trace it out". You're just wasting time blabbering about it.
--- Ian Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Here might be a better drawing (possibly) > > Router (10.0.0.2) > | > | > FreeBSD Gateway (10.0.0.1) > | > | > Switch (10/100) > | > ------------------------- (10.0.1.0/24) > | | | > Laptop Desktop Wireless AP > > > The router is in bridge mode and my FreeBSD box > gets its tun0 IP from DHCP > from the ISP through pppoe. The 10.0.0.1 is a > static address and all the > machines (excluding the wireless), are dhcp in > the 10.0.1.0/24 range. > > I removed the read IP addresses from the post, > I replaced them with x.x.x. I > howevere don't feel that the PPP is the problem > because it is working for > about 5-10 minutes. Then everything stops > working. Like an ARP problem. Cant > explain why I would have an arp problem though. > I am not trying to configure > ppp as that works fine, its just that the > network stops working after 5-10 > minutes that its already working. > > Cheers > Ian > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 16 February 2006 01:53 AM > To: Ian Barnes; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: Ethernet Stopping Problem > > Need more background info. > Explain where you are getting the public > non-routable 10.0.0.0 ip > address from. > You say the ADSL router is using them. > Did you edit your real ip address to hide then > from this public > post? > Also you have to post your ppp.conf file. > Are you trying to configure PPPoe? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Ian Barnes > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 5:47 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Ethernet Stopping Problem > > > Hi, > > I have a freebsd 5.2 box setup as my gateway > for my home network. > The > network is layed out as follows: > > FreeBSD Gateway - 10.0.0.1/16 > ADSL Router - 10.0.0.2/16 > > DHCP Network - 10.0.1.0 - 10.0.1.254 all /16 > with default gateway as > .1 > > I have ppp enabled on the freebsd unit, and it > connects fine and > then > everything works perfectly for anything between > 5 and 10 minutes. At > this > stage, the freebsd machine cant get to the > 10.0.1.0 network anymore. > It can > still ping 10.0.0.2 fine and its connection to > the internet remains > perfect. > It just wont let anyone else come in from > anywhere else on the > network. It > kills all SSH sessions, web sessions etc. I > replaced the ifac card > with an > ed0 card, and also replaced cables and the > switch in between. > > The card in question is both a dc0 and an ed0 > card which I have > swapped into > another PCI port and it still does the same > thing there. Below is an > ifconfig: > > ed0: > flags=108843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> > mtu 1500 > inet 10.0.0.1 netmask 0xffff0000 > broadcast 10.0.255.255 > ether 00:c0:df:fa:b8:74 > plip0: > flags=108810<POINTOPOINT,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu > 1500 > lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> > mtu 16384 > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 > tun0: > flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> > mtu 1492 > inet 165.x.x.x --> 165.x.x.x netmask > 0xffffffff > Opened by PID 218 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ # > > > Here is a rc.conf: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ # cat /etc/rc.conf > defaultrouter="10.0.0.2" > hostname="gateway.domain.local" > ifconfig_ed0="inet 10.0.0.1 netmask > 255.255.0.0" > saver="logo" > sshd_enable="NO" > usbd_enable="YES" > blanktime="3600" > apache2_enable="YES" > mysql_enable="YES" > sendmail_enable="NONE" > gateway_enable="YES" > inetd_enable="NO" > kern_securelevel_enable="NO" > ppp_enable="YES" > ppp_nat="YES" > ppp_mode="ddial" > ppp_profile="dsl1" > dhcpd_enable="YES" > dhcpd_flags="-q" > dhcpd_conf="/usr/local/etc/dhcpd.conf" > dhcpd_ifaces="ed0" > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ # > > > I don't have any sysctl rules in place, and > everything else about > this unit > is standard. > > I am not running a firewall at this stage and > was just wondering > what the > cause of this problem could be? > > Cheers > Ian > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"