Sudden problem with LAN access to some of the net

[Bob Chiodini]

On Fri, 2005-09-30 at 18:38 -0400, Claude Jones wrote:
> On Fri September 30 2005 11:21 am, Bob Chiodini wrote:
> > Claude,
> >
> > Had the three working PCs been rebooted lately?  If not that might
> > explain why they continued to work.  Or they had not gotten new leases
> > from the server.
> >
> I booted a spare laptop that had been sitting on the shelf for months during 
> this little episode, and it had no problems, so I don't think that's it. 
> 
> > Maybe something mucked up you dhcp.conf file.  I've only limited
> > experience with DHCP, and I did not run my own DNS server, just handed
> > out the addresses from my ISP.  Is there a dhcp.conf.rpmnew or .orig
> > file?
> >
> dhcp.conf was intact - I did check that
> 
> > Maybe there is a bug in webmin.  Did you happen to note the file date
> > and times for your dhcp.conf before changing it?
> >
> well, I don't know about that - I had been poking around webmin that night, 
> but I didn't configure anything with it - 
> 
> > I take it that no one else is having similar problems.
> no one else has chimed in
> I did notice one other thing regarding slpd; on boot I get a selinux message 
> saying it has failed to get permissions - I can't give details because I'm on 
> my way out of town
> 
> Hope this current configuration 'holds' - my downstairs housemate wouldn't 
> want internet down for a whole weekend - fortunately, I have a router that 
> can be swapped in for my Linux box, and I left him instructions on how to do 
> that - I guess I'm in wait and see mode
> 
> -- 
> Claude Jones
> Bluemont, VA, USA
> 

Claude,

This may be rendered to a mystery of life, if it does not recur.  But,
if it does disable slpd and wait and see.  Not the most timely way of
troubleshooting.

Bob...