***SPAM*** Re: New pf install on Freebsd7 seem to be a slow starter.

[Leslie Jensen]

David DeSimone skrev:
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> Leslie Jensen <leslie at eskk.nu> wrote:
>> # tables
>> table <goodguys> { something.somewhere.com, somethingelse.somewhere.com,
>> xxx.yyy.zzz.qqq }
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> This looks like the problem.  You have put hostnames in your pf.conf. 
> While this is supported, hostname lookups at boot time are problematic
> because the network is just getting started.  Nameservers are not always
> immediately reachable, so these name lookups will stall out.
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> I recommend you put IP addresses in your pf.conf so that it can be
> loaded without waiting for a nameserver.
> 
> Alternatively, put these hostnames (and IP's) in your /etc/hosts file.

Oh, I didn't know that! Can you tell me how to handle this?

The problem is these hosts are not fixed IP's so they use no-ip
(http://www.no-ip.com/) to provide a fixed address.

Thanks
/Leslie