From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 21 00:10:23 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 739731065673 for ; Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:10:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alasdair@iprimus.com.au) Received: from mx05.syd.iprimus.net.au (mx05.syd.iprimus.net.au [210.50.30.235]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 139F68FC0A for ; Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:10:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alasdair@iprimus.com.au) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AtkAAJtOrEjAqBRz/2dsb2JhbAAIhzaJTKUlgVk X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.32,242,1217772000"; d="scan'208";a="138401752" Received: from 115.20-168-192.network.zzz.iprimus.net.au (HELO cpms02.int.iprimus.net.au) ([192.168.20.115]) by s95.int.iprimus.net.au with ESMTP; 21 Aug 2008 10:10:20 +1000 Received: from [192.168.20.141] by cpms02.int.iprimus.net.au with HTTP; Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:10:19 +1000 Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:10:19 +1000 Message-ID: <4899F40F0000E223@cpms02.int.iprimus.net.au> In-Reply-To: <20080820165156.3c101f7c@ayiin> From: alasdair@iprimus.com.au To: "Norberto Meijome" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to access certain sites from FreeBSD 6.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:10:23 -0000 G'day Norberto, Thanks for your reply. How do I "run an ipfw divert rule to >net/tcpmssd process " ? Where do I set this rule? My technical level is probably best described as better than the average computer user, but well below any competency you would expect for a networking expert. Regards, Alasdair Regards, >-- Original Message -- >Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:51:56 +1000 >From: Norberto Meijome >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: Unable to access certain sites from FreeBSD 6.2 > > >On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:55:45 +1000 >alasdair@iprimus.com.au wrote: > >> Hi, I am having a problem accessing some sites from Freebsd 6.2 in either >> firefox or Opera. I looked around for some advice on this on the net, found >> some pages mentioning this as a problem when Freebsd was running on the >machine >> >> acting as the gateway and the machines trying to access the sites were >Windows >> or Mac. But my case is this >> >> my set up: Laptop(FreeBSD 6.2) -> netgearFVS318 router-> ADSL modem (set >> up as bridge) > >gday :) >i'm on FBSD7, ipfw local firewall , dlink router, iinet, Sydney - no problems >getting to commbank. > >We used to have similar issues when running a 6.x gateway behind a SHDSL >line. >The issue was the MSS was too high - i had to run an ipfw divert rule to >net/tcpmssd process to fix this. It was affecting mainly traffic coming from >IIS hosts (no idea why :P ). > >HIH, >B >_________________________ >{Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome > >I used to hate weddings; all the Grandmas would poke me and >say, "You're next sonny!" They stopped doing that when i >started to do it to them at funerals. > >I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. >Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been >Warned. >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"