On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 12:29 PM Nicklas Karlsson <nicklas.karlsso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 10:13:59 -0400 > Mark Wendt <wendt.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 10:05 AM Nicklas Karlsson > > <nicklas.karlsso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I discovered iptables where not used which might be part of the problem > > > and more important since write to file is normally not used. I think the > > > problem is I use DHCP but fixed manually entered IP-adress is needed, I > > > use Debian if that make a difference, can anyone confirm this is the > > > problem. > > > > iptables not in use should not really be a problem. When in > > operation, it's a packet filtering firewall, with it's associated > > overhead. With iptables not running, you shouldn't see the associated > > overhead, nor should you see any blocking based on the packet > > filtering rules. > > In this case iptables is used to get exclusive access to the Ethernet port. I > am sure it have worked before but think it have been with fixed IP adress. > > > Nicklas Karlsson
Why bother when a static IP address works and has a lot less system overhead, along with the latency of the packet filtering? I'd stay away from iptables unless you really need to use it. Mark _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
