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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!EU.net!Germany.EU.net!Hanover.Germany.EU.net!Hamburg.Germany.EU.net!nuki.NetUSE.de!Kiel.Germany.EU.net!tpki.toppoint.de!rimki.toppoint.de!chrimek Date: 16 Nov 1995 13:35:00 +0100 From: chrimek@rimki.toppoint.de (Christoph Rimek) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Message-ID: <5xxL3Dxoo$B@rimki.toppoint.de> Subject: Curious message "arptnew failed" X-Newsreader: CrossPoint v3.1 R/C6513 Organization: Toppoint Mailbox e.V. Reply-To: chrimek@toppoint.de Lines: 19 Hello On a 486DX-4/100 PC running NetBSD 1.0 I get a curious message every 10 minutes, that appeares on the console, no matter whether or not anyone is logged in or not. The message states "arptnew failed" and then reports the inet address of another host in hexadecimal (in fact, it's the address of the main mail relay of our organization). Where do I have to look for the reason for these messages? Is my machine misconfigured, or is it the other side's machine? Do I have to run any kind of daemon (rarpd?) that knows how to handle these strange requests? -cr -- Christoph Rimek, Kiel, Germany (+49 431 57601) chrimek@toppoint.de