Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 19:06:36 -0500 From: "Adam Maas" <mykroft@explosive.mail.net> To: "Nikolaj Farrell" <nikk@home.se>, <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Problems w NIC Message-ID: <027301c2b9ce$793e4200$7419cdcd@ticking> References: <001701c2b987$9fdf72e0$0100a8c0@athlon> <1042300066.51041.227.camel@localhost> <002a01c2b989$f2099e90$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> <000b01c2b98a$df9981c0$0100a8c0@athlon> <1042301568.51041.233.camel@localhost> <001201c2b98e$063311e0$0100a8c0@athlon> <1042303096.51041.237.camel@localhost> <000301c2b993$55e70610$0100a8c0@athlon> <20030111171152.GH25529@sub21-156.member.dsl-only.net> <001b01c2b995$0dbf6d30$0100a8c0@athlon> <1042305860.51041.240.camel@localhost> <001801c2b999$95567000$0100a8c0@athlon> <1042310110.51041.250.camel@localhost> <002b01c2b9c3$56722e40$0100a8c0@athlon> <1042325630.51041.257.camel@localhost> <003701c2b9c4$db6e6950$0100a8c0@athlon> <1042328202.51041.268.camel@localhost> <00c301c2b9cd$71a44360$0100a8c0@athlon>
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We're not referring to your gateway machine having firewall issues, but rather the machine with connectivity issues.It has all the symptoms of a non-configured ipfw firewall. --Adam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nikolaj Farrell" <nikk@home.se> To: <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 6:59 PM Subject: Re: Problems w NIC > > > > So, you're saying that with this configuration, you: > > 1] Cannot ping any hosts on the internal network > > 2] No internal hosts can ping the internal IP address of the g'way. > > > > Do this for me:- > > 1] tail /var/log/security > > 2] Back-up your current ipfw ruleset - and disconnect (physically) from > > the internet > > 3] create a new rule set that reads ipfw add allow log ip any to any > > 4] reload the new ruleset into place > > 5] Try connecting to and from other internal hosts > > 6] Post logs here. > > > > Regards, > > > > Stacey > > Summary so far; > > Actually what I am saying is: > 1] Computer with problems cant ping anything but itself > 2] All internal computers can access the gw (and internet), except for > computer with problems. > 3] The gateway machine has no problems, neither do any of the other > computers on the LAN. > > As for the stuff you want me to do; > One of the first things I checked was the firewalling, and I then did an > ipfw flush. (just to be sure) > security logs show nothing, probably due to that firewall is completely open > on the internal interface and firewall is default to accept. If you really > really think the security-log can be of help I can post it, but please read > on. > > Everything else in the network, except for fawlty machine 192.168.0.1, works > problem-free and have done so in over two years. the computer 192.168.0.1 is > brand new and is set up on the same physical location and the same tp-cable > as the old computer. (which is not used anymore). > > When I ping from 192.168.0.1 to ANY host no packets leave the > interface-card (according to hub). > > The only thing that so far has prevented me from throwing the NIC out the > window is the fact that if I reboot the computer, and boot up WindowsXP > instead, everything works perfectly. This also rules out problems set > outside of 192.168.0.1. (or am I wrong?). > > regards > /Nikolaj > > > > > 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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