Date: Mon, 5 May 1997 13:47:39 +0200 (MET DST) From: Robert Eckardt <roberte@mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> To: bleez@netaxs.com (Bryan Liesner) Cc: dkeller@psln.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problems connecting to the internet Message-ID: <199705051147.NAA03418@beta.mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970505020422.276A-100000@localhost> from Bryan Liesner at "5. May. 97 2:11:33"
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> On Sun, 4 May 1997, Daniel Keller wrote:
>
> > Now my new problem: I have all my files set up as is described in the
> > handbook. I can tell ppp to dial, it dials and connects and logs in fine.
> > Then I switch to another terminal and try ping. If I try "ping localhost" I
> > get:
> >
> > Ping: send to: Permission denied
> > Ping: wrote localhost 64 chars, ret=-1
Did you configure IPFIREWALL in your kernel ?
If so then you have to define the rules (in the simplest case
open for everything and everybody).
> When you say all files, did you set up resolv.conf, host.conf, and hosts?
> If not, check these files out -
>
> resolv.conf should have at least one line with:
> nameserver XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX <- your isp's nameserver address
>
> hosts should have (minimally):
> 127.0.0.1 localhost <- there should be a sample in your /etc
>
> host.conf (which I believe is already set up in /etc):
> hosts
> bind
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