On Jul 8, 2009, at 2:05 PM, Chance Reecher wrote:
> > First off, the router. I had it set to assign DHCP starting at > 192.168.1.33, and I had manually assigned 192.168.1.9 to my server. I > don't think that would cause a problem, but I changed it to start the > DHCP pool at 192.168.1.7 (I have wireless access points and switches > in the .1-.6 range) That's a bad idea, unless you're specifying on the router that 192.168.1.9 is fixed and assigned to the server. Never overlap DHCP and fixed address ranges without appropriately telling the DHCP server. > > I checked my system log, and saw this: > Jul 6 18:13:28 localhost kernel[0]: BMacEnet: Ethernet address > 00:50:e4:a0:34:38 > Jul 6 18:13:34 localhost kernel[0]: BMacEnet::monitorLinkStatus: > Link down > a number of times, which is the crashing of the built-in ethernet > > I also noticed this: > Jul 7 18:31:53 ReecherServer servermgrd: servermgr_dns: no name > available via DNS for 192.168.1.9 > Jul 7 18:31:53 ReecherServer servermgrd: servermgr_dns: no hostname > set and unable to detect via DNS, services may not function properly - > use changeip to repair This means that the local host name isn't set, and it cannot resolve itself via DNS. Set the host name, I'm not sure where it is in OS X Server, but in OS X it's set in the Sharing control panel. > Jul 7 18:42:25 ReecherServer crashdump[851]: mcxd crashed mcxd has something to do with Open Directory, and it's crashing because it can't find a DNS server, I'll bet. OS X server REALLY doesn't like not being connected to a network. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
