Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 11:07:30 +0100 From: Richard Morte <ric@sinclairassoc.force9.co.uk> To: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Problem Accessing Internet via FreeBSD Gateway Message-ID: <380459E2.F56FA639@sinclairassoc.force9.co.uk> References: <199910130639.HAA00510@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org>
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Brian, Thank you once again for helping out. Yes, I did have TCP extensions enabled but, having disabled it in rc.conf, I still have the same problems. Also see my postings under "Traceroute Problems via Gateway". I think its the same problem. If I mailed my configuration files, would some kind soul please look them over for me? I do not seem to be able to resolve the problems by myself. Yes, I've finally resorted to grovelling... Regards, Ric Brian Somers wrote: > > > Can anyone suggest what might be causing the network's FreeBSD gateway > > to prevent full acceses to the internet? The network comprises a number > > of Windows machines linked to a FreeBSD 3.2-RELEASE box configured as a > > gateway. > > > > Browsers on the windows side can request a URL. If the domain is not > > recognised by the local DNS, a dial-out is initiated and the IP address > > retrieved. Named.run shows the correct IP address being returned to the > > client. The browser also shows the status message "Connecting to > > xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" (where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the correct IP address), but > > nothing happens and the request times out. > > > > How is it that the IP address is returned to the client, but web pages > > are not being served? > > No firewall has been implemented as yet, so that's not the problem, nor > > has ppp been configured to filter packets. Netscape running on the > > FreeBSD box has no trouble connecting to the net, nor with > > reading/sending mail... > > > > Any clues, anyone? > > Are you running ppp with -alias ? Also, have you tried disabling > tcp_extensions (it's disabled by default in 3.2 though.... so that's > probably not the answer). > > > Thanks for your help, > > Ric > > -- > Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@FreeBSD.org> > <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; <brian@OpenBSD.org> > Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! <brian@FreeBSD.org.uk> > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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