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  From: 9405581j <hawjd001@lux.levels.unisa.edu.au>
  To  : linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au
  Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 15:42:17 +1030 (GMT+10:30)

ppp ipfwadm and weird things

bloody thing bounced...

> 
> ok, here's the situ..
> 
> 1 linux box, one modem, 1 ether card 1 win95 box.
> 
> the modem will dial, I can telnet, ftp, ping the 'net. my named server is
> working and cachinf nicely.
> 
> forgetting the ip-masq for a moment, I cann't http connect _anywhere_
> (except localhost of course).
> 
> eg lynx http://www.yahoo.com says "can't connect to host"
> telnet www.yahoo.com 80 says "can't connect to host: no route to host"
> 
> another box I have access to on the 'net is foo.edu.au
> telnet foo.edu.au (connects foine)
> ftp foo.edu.au (ok as well)
> lynx http://foo.edu.au (nup - and there _is_ a web server on it :P)
> telnet foo.edu.au 80 "no route to host"
> 
> route -n says
> 203.63.80.177   0.0.0.0         255.255.255.255 UH    0      0        0
> ppp0
> 192.168.2.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        8
> eth0
> 127.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U     0      0        4 lo
> 0.0.0.0         203.63.80.177   0.0.0.0         UG    0      0       91
> ppp0
> 
> (203.blah is my ppp dynamic IP)
> 
> i reckon its got something to do with the ipfewadm settings. this is what i
> did...
> ipfwadm -F -p allow (i know dangerous, it was "deny" but i was trying
> things...)
>  ipfwadm -F -a m -S 192.168.2.3/32 -D 0.0.0.0/0  (this is the win95 box)
> 
> it's weird 'cos from the linux box I can connect using anything but httpd
> 
> is this a firewall issue?
> 
> 
> MrJ - Jake hawkes
> hawjd001 = 9405581j
> 
> --PAB27312.922079425/lux.levels.unisa.edu.au--
> 
> 



MrJ					Computer Systems Engineering
hawjd001@lux.levels.unisa.edu.au	Unisa, Levels Campus 


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