Re: BIND DNS problem after upgrading from Wheezy to Squeeze

2017-12-29 Thread Andrew W
On 27/12/2017 13:18, Bernhard Schmidt wrote: Current BIND9 defaults to doing DNSSEC verification. DNSSEC needs large packets. You might have an issue with UDP fragments being dropped at your firewall/NAT Gateway? Thanks for this tip. Looking into it I discovered TCP seems to be recommened fo

BIND DNS problem after upgrading from Wheezy to Squeeze

2017-12-26 Thread Andrew W
I have a server which acts as a DNS server for our LAN. All our internal servers have A records on it using a .local domain and it forwards all other requests out to the root servers using the in built list provided with BIND. All clients on the LAN have this machine set as their only DNS serve

Re: Ethernet card locking up when acting as virtual bridge

2017-11-10 Thread Andrew W
On 09/11/2017 19:52, Michael Stone wrote: I'd wonder if it's reached the point tha that the hardware is failing. I was a bit premature in thinking it was fixed!  Tried 3 different 3Com cards now plus a Linksys with a Via chipset but got identical behavour on all. Back to the original config:

Re: Ethernet card locking up when acting as virtual bridge

2017-11-08 Thread Andrew W
On 08/11/2017 14:59, Christian Seiler wrote: Is is possible for you to try a static IP on this interface and see if that solves your problem? Ive cleared the dhcp on br1 (and not assigned a static, left it with no IP) and so far its working OK I will leave it a couple of days and see if it

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-07 Thread Andrew W
/var/log/cups# lpinfo -l -v Device: uri = socket class = network info = AppSocket/HP JetDirect make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Device: uri = beh class = network info = Backend Error Handler make-and-model = Unknown

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Andrew W
On 06/08/17 20:53, Gene Heskett wrote: PPD description, you can read it at localhost:631/printers, click on modify after highliting the printer? Cheers, Gene Heskett All web browsers give unable to establish a connection to localhost:631. There doesn't appear to be anything on port 631 even

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Andrew W
On 06/08/17 19:33, Gene Heskett wrote: That rather sounds as if the cups daemon isn't running. Look for /var/log/cupsd error files, which might illuminate the real error, since no printer is going to work on a modern linux install without its running and waiting for a print request. Cheers, Ge

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Andrew W
On 06/08/17 15:05, Curt wrote: The Brother HL404CN does not exist. So this is all a figment of the OP's imagination, I take it. Maybe he left out a trailing digit by inadvertence: https://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail/1/HL4040CN/Overview B Sorry yes 4040CN

Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-05 Thread Andrew W
Can anyone help me determine the location of an annoying bug which seems to persist in the driver(s) for the Brother HL404CN laser printer please? It has existed since Wheezy and is still present in Stretch. Printing from most apps (but interestingly not GIMP) will often fail with the printers