On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:45:01 -0600, Randy <toucan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The broadcast storm was coming from my hardware firewall/router, a > D-Link box. Apparently it didn't like mDNSResponder. So technically it > wasn't Fedora... but then again, it was. Because I didn't have the > problem before the service I didn't need was automatically installed and > turned on. :-) > > Paul Howarth wrote: > > > Randy wrote: > > > >> It took me two days to figure out why my firewall began broadcasting > >> packets so fast that the network came to a halt, EVERY time I > >> rebooted my new linux server. mDNSResponder was the problem. My > >> network was ALREADY set up with DNS, DHCP, etc. Everything was > >> ALREADY automatic. In fact, the new fedora box WAS the DHCP and DNS > >> server. It had a fixed IP. Why was it running mDNSResponder? For > >> me, this wasn't "plug & play". It was "What the @^%#@! is going on > >> with the router! It can't be the Fedora server, because Fedora > >> distributions have never caused problems!" > > > > > > Strange; I have a Fedora box running DHCP, DNS etc. and didn't see a > > broadcast storm (though I did turn off mDNSResponder soon after > > installation as an unneeded service). I'd have though these things > > would be designed to co-exist peacefully with the ubiqitous DHCP etc. > > > > Paul. > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > if this is the case with mDNSResponder & howl can they both be removed from the system? if so, how ? i just assume not to have anything on my notebook that i'm NOT going to ever need or use. -- ******************************************************** When I'm feeling down, I like to whistle. It makes the neighbor's dog run to the end of his chain and gag himself. ************************************ Registered Linux User: #376813 jim lawrence
