Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 19:15:37 -0400 From: "Korvus" <korvus@tasam.com> To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Ping Error Question Message-ID: <00c001be8d16$4c446420$f808fea9@korvus> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9904221611560.75908-100000@geek.fidnet.com>
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i'm a newbie myself, but from what i've seen, i would have to guess that you don't have a write access to some device... but i may easily be wrong... > sounds like you have a firewall on. > try loggin in as root, type > ipfw list > if you see a listing for deny ip any any > type, ipfw add 0001 permit ip from any to any > then, vi /etc/defaults/rc.conf > set the firewall_type to open > > this is shooting from the hip. if i'm horribly wrong, don't blame me, > just blame my 20 second thinking. > > -mark > > On Wed, 21 Apr 1999, Rhavenn StormWing wrote: > > :>Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 22:23:06 -0500 > :>From: Rhavenn StormWing <lists@rhavenn.net> > :>To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG > :>Subject: Ping Error Question > :> > :>I just got pppd to work right and now when I try and ping > :>anything(including the localhost) I get this error: > :> > :>ping: sendto: Permission denied (this is repeated over and over) > :> > :>I am running FreeBSD3.1 . I have my resolv.conf file set to my ISP's > :>nameserver which I thought was about it > :>to get IP address mapping. > :> > :>Could someone explain to me what that error message means and point me in > :>the right direction to solving it? > :> > :> > :>Thanks for any help in advance! :) > :> > :>The Rhavenn > :> > :> > :> > :> > :> > :>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > :>with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > :> > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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