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Date:      Fri, 06 Sep 2002 19:30:44 +0000
From:      mm <meadele@nerim.net>
To:        "James B. Wilkinson" <jimmy@CS.cofc.EDU>
Cc:        freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: permission denied on connect requests?
Message-ID:  <3D790264.1000504@nerim.net>
References:  <a05100300b99e841e56d6@[153.9.17.27]>

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James B. Wilkinson wrote:
> Some of the machines in my student lab have a problem connecting to 
> others. The error messages vary only slightly, depending on which 
> program one tries to use. Here's a sample:
> 
> 
> ping: sendto: Permission denied
> telnet: connect to address 192.168.0.31: Permission denied
> ftp: connect: Permission denied

This looks like you have ipfw enable on your machine with a default rule
denying everything (deny ip from any to any).
You could add the IPFIREWALL_DEFAULT_TO_ACCEPT directive to your kernel 
configuration or adding some rules allowing what you need.


Bye.

--
   Meadele Mathieu




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