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Date:      Wed, 07 Dec 2005 13:08:24 -0500
From:      Nathan Vidican <nvidican@wmptl.com>
To:        Matt Singerman <matt.singerman@gmail.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: odd problem with firewall server
Message-ID:  <43972518.90700@wmptl.com>
In-Reply-To: <54682af50512071003u64f55fdcxfa35c238b0375b2f@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <54682af50512071003u64f55fdcxfa35c238b0375b2f@mail.gmail.com>

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Matt Singerman wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> This probably isn't a FreeBSD-specific problem, but it's vexing nonetheless.
> 
> So we have our servers accessing the outside world through their own
> firewall on a FreeBSD machine.  Nothing too fancy, just routing
> traffic and shutting off unused ports.  However, this morning the
> ethernet jack that the firewall server's world-accessible ethernet
> port (dc1) was plugged into.  The solution: plug it into another jack
> :)  This amazingly complex solution worked, except that I can now no
> longer ssh or ping the machine.  Any ideas as to what may have caused
> this?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Matt
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> 
Not without knowing more about your network, and/or the switch/device at the 
other end of that jack.

-- 
Nathan Vidican
nvidican@wmptl.com
Windsor Match Plate & Tool Ltd.
http://www.wmptl.com/



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