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Date:      Mon, 16 Sep 1996 16:11:42 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Gary Clark II <gclarkii@main.gbdata.com>
To:        dennis@etinc.com (Dennis)
Cc:        kurt@cyberbeach.net, hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Could use a favor
Message-ID:  <199609162111.QAA05640@main.gbdata.com>
In-Reply-To: <199609161444.KAA16111@etinc.com> from Dennis at "Sep 16, 96 10:44:34 am"

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Dennis wrote:
> >I've been having problems getting some 2.1.5-RELEASE systems outputting data
> >to the net. I've since brought up a machine on 2.1-RELEASE and put a
> >plain-jane default apache process on the box.
> >
> >If people could try resolving http://wave.cyberbeach.net and drop me a
> >message outlining their success/failure I would be appreciative.
> 
> Perhaps unrelated....but I've noticed if I configure IP firewalling into the
> kernel
> the default seems to be that the system cant do anything. Can anyone outline
> why that is....
Yes,

Because the default rule is to deny all from all.  Therefore you have
to add rules to let yourself talk to the world.

> 
> Dennis

Gary

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