From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 22 05:51:43 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B12016A4CE for ; Thu, 22 Apr 2004 05:51:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp16.wxs.nl (smtp16.wxs.nl [195.121.6.39]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 190E543D64 for ; Thu, 22 Apr 2004 05:51:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl) Received: from kruij557.speed.planet.nl (ipd50a97ba.speed.planet.nl [213.10.151.186]) by smtp16.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.25 (built Mar 3 2004)) with ESMTP id <0HWK006E3P25HE@smtp16.wxs.nl> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 22 Apr 2004 14:51:42 +0200 (CEST) Received: from alex.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kruij557.speed.planet.nl (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i3MCpcLg079900; Thu, 22 Apr 2004 14:51:38 +0200 Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by alex.lan (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i3MCpbTG079899; Thu, 22 Apr 2004 14:51:37 +0200 Content-return: prohibited Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 14:51:36 +0200 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <408704DF.5070907@samsys.com> To: Peter Tokanel Message-id: <20040422125136.GD903@alex.lan> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i References: <408704DF.5070907@samsys.com> X-Authentication-warning: alex.lan: akruijff set sender to freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl using -f cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie:Home network mail forwarding X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 12:51:43 -0000 On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 07:33:51PM -0400, Peter Tokanel wrote: > Hi, > > I am new to unix but I have managed to setup a home network using > Free BSD. The > FreeBSD box is a gateway/firewall/router for my Windows XP box and a > wireless access > point. The XP box can access the web just great using the shared connection. > My problem is when email is used on the WindowsXP box , no messages can be > sent out. I can receive email from my ISP's pop-server just fine. I am > not sure if I need > to start some kind of mail daemon or what???? Is it my firewall > configuration???? > I have included some of my setup files, hopefully someone can tell me XP 192.168.1.0/24 <-> 192.168.1.0/24 gateway <-> internet It could be your firewall but it could also be you XP configuration. If you give me the output of 'ipfw sh' then i'll check if I can find anything that blocks sending mail. -- Alex Articles based on solutions that I use: http://www.kruijff.org/alex/index.php?dir=docs/FreeBSD/