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Subject: Re: "Hit and Miss" response......
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From: "David Hicks" <dhicks@bendnet.com>
Subject: "Hit and Miss" response......
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 21:45:40 -0800

> I have a FreeBSD machine that is very "hit and miss" when I try to
> contact it from home with Telnet. When I cannot connect, I can't even
> get the machine to respond to a ping. There is not an issue with firewalls
> on the network and other machines in the same room respond without fail
> to pings. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Howdy Cousin :-)

What kind of machine are you connecting with from home?  What version
FreeBSD are you running in the remote location?

Think carefully and try again with as much detail as you can bear.

BTW: I'd be careful about sending passwords in the clear using
telnet; ssh is a much safer choice if your are connecting across
the Internet.

Good Luck,

Jerry Hicks
wghicks@bellsouth.net

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