More Crashes

Re: More Crashes

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What do you mean "Firewalling your DNS Server"?
Philip Butler
Internal Network Specialist
ESC Region VI
phone (936) 435-2503
fax (936) 295-1447
pbutler@esc6.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Lalor" <plalor@infoasis.com>
To: "QuickDNS Talk" <quickdns-talk@lists.menandmice.com>
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: More Crashes

> >From: "Philip Butler" <pbutler@esc6.net>
> >
> >Ok, Macsbug is installed but still, when my Private DNS Server crashed,
it
> >did not kick in. The computer just got hung.
>
> Try Force-quitting (to see what's in the foreground) and/or Control
> Power (to drop into MacsBug).
>
> >Here is my situation, I came into this position a little over 5 months or
> >so. They have been using this application Quick DNS Pro, (which seems to
be
> >easy, effective, and trouble free) for a couple of years. Before I came,
> >about 8 months ago, the DNS servers began to freeze. The servers were
old
> >6500 or something. I replaced those thinking it was time for an upgrade
and
> >it should fix any freezes that are occuring, but the freeze followed the
> >applications. I used the same Data files from the old computers with the
> >new computers. Both DNS Servers continue to freeze without fail and it's
> >getting frustrating.
>
> When do your freezes occur? Although QDNS does crash--very
> infrequently--for us, we do observe problems sometimes when QDNS is
> trying to start up when it's got many zones to load and it's being
> pounded on by clients at the same time.
>
> >I do have some logs from
> >Macsbug. Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Send them to Men & Mice.
>
> You might also try firewalling your DNS servers.
> --
>
> Peter Lalor Infoasis
> plalor@infoasis.com The San Francisco Bay Area's Macintosh
> 415-459-7991 Consultant and Internet Service Provider
> 415-459-7992 fax http://www.infoasis.com/
>
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