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Date:      Sat, 9 Apr 2005 18:18:31 -0700
From:      Sergei Gnezdov <use-reply-to@gnezdov.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 5.3 not accepting connections - What I'm missing?
Message-ID:  <slrnd5gvn7.1nih.use-reply-to@gnezdov.net>
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On 2005-04-08, Maximiliano Eschoyez <meschoyez@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 00:27:37 +0300, Giorgos Keramidas
><keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> wrote:
>> On 2005-04-08 18:18, Maximiliano Eschoyez <meschoyez@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Dear all,
>> >
>> > I've recently moved from FreeBSD 4.8 to 5.3. After the upgrade, I
>> > found that my computer doesn't accept outside connections anymore.
>> 
>> Are you using ipfw, ipfilter or pf as a firewall?  If yes, what
>> rules do you use?
>
> No, I'm not using any firewall.
>
> Also, I tried enabling a firewall through rc.conf with the parameters
>   firewall_enable="YES"
>   firewall_type="open"
> but nothing changed. :-(
>
> It's very strange because I'm not using any filtering policy.

Misconfigured network or firewall is the most typical reason for a
problem.  The output from the following commands might help to solve
your problem:

ifconfig

netstat -r

ipfw show




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