Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 01:49:29 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: johnp@lodgenet.com Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: rsh and ppp Message-ID: <199704180049.BAA02886@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 16 Apr 1997 22:34:28 CDT." <199704170334.WAA00383@knight.trosoft.com>
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> Why does the rsh command not work when alias is enabled with ppp?
> I get the error ...
> "select: protocol failure in circuit setup"
> This happens only on ppp connections. On the local net rsh works fine.
> Release 2.2.1-RELEASE..
> Help???
> John Prince
The problem is that RPC based programs expect the client side to come
from a specific port. The alias software changes that port, breaking
the protocol.
There's now a "keep the port the same if you can" option in the alias
code, but it's not in ppp yet - just natd (ports/net/natd).
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org>, <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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