Martin <nakal_at_web.de> wrote: > Sometimes, I get disconnected with my DSL router and ppp > reconnects me in background. This is correct so far, but > I also get a new (dynamic) IP and it seems that ipfw > does not forget my old IP. > > I noticed this behavior with the rules which restrict > the communication to the ntpd-port 123. I'm not sure if this is related to your problem, but you have to kill and restart ntpd every time you get a new IP. That's because ntpd binds to every IP address it finds upon startup explicitely, not just to "*". You can do that automatically with a ppp.linkup script. Regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co KG, Oettingenstr. 2, 80538 München Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. "That's what I love about GUIs: They make simple tasks easier, and complex tasks impossible." -- John William ChamblessReceived on Thu Jun 17 2004 - 07:38:22 UTC
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