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Date:      Mon, 16 Sep 1996 19:03:00 +0300 (EET DST)
From:      Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>
To:        Dennis <dennis@etinc.com>
Cc:        Kurt Schafer <kurt@cyberbeach.net>, hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Could use a favor
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960916190006.17965A-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>
In-Reply-To: <199609161444.KAA16111@etinc.com>

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On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, 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....

The only conclusion I have come at is that it is to allow only things 
that you especially allow to happen... The bad thing is that there is no 
switch to switch the firewall on/off. You compile a new kernel with the 
option for firewall and suddenly it accepts nothing over the network.

	Sander

> 
> Dennis
> 
> 



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