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Date:      Fri, 3 May 2002 15:06:58 +0200
From:      Mark Rowlands <mark.rowlands@minmail.net>
To:        Korey Pelton <peltkore@hotmail.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: I cannot access some websites
Message-ID:  <200205031506.58223.mark.rowlands@minmail.net>
In-Reply-To: <3CD28680.5060108@potentialtech.com>
References:  <LAW2-F14333HFnwpGR80000a34b@hotmail.com> <3CD28680.5060108@potentialtech.com>

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On Friday 03 May 2002 2:45 pm, Bill Moran wrote:
> Korey Pelton wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I apologize for cross-posting this, but I haven't recieved a reply fr=
om
> > -questions yet,
>
> Probably because this is an unusual problem.
>
> > and I need to get this fixed for my job or I will have
> > to switch to Windows.
>
> Heaven forbid.
>
> > I was running 4.4-release for a long time, and I could access any
> > website on the internet.  Then, I decided to upgrade to 4.5-release a=
nd
> > now I cannot access certain websites, some of which include
> > www.apache.org and www.bn.com.  However, I can access other websites
> > such as www.yahoo.com, www.freebsd.org, and www.altavista.com.  I hav=
e
> > tried to find a pattern in the IP addresses, and there is no pattern.
>
> How about a pattern in the routing, or the HTTP request, or the HTTP
> reply, or the TCP packets returned?
> Don't look for patterns like that, you'll probably drive yourself nuts.
>
> > What seems so strange is that I can successfully ping ANY website on =
the
> > internet from my machine.
>
> Good, that means your routing and DNS and TCP stack are configured
> properly.
>
> > When pointing the Lynx browser to
> > http://www.apache.org, it says "Looking up www.apache.org" for about =
1/2
> > second and then it says "Making http connection" for about 2 minutes =
and
> > then it says "cannot connect!" and then it stops.  And, yes, I can
> > successfully ping apache.org.  I also tried using Opera and had the s=
ame
> > results as with Lynx.
>
> Do you use a proxy server?
>
> > I have read the ppp chapter in the handbook about 8 or 9 times just
> > trying to find a clue to whatever I am doing wrong.  Last night, I di=
d a
> > cvsup and then a buildworld, buildkernel, installkernel, and
> > installworld, and I still get the same results.  However, today, I
> > believe I can access a few websites that I couldn't access yesterday,
> > but then again, that could be my mind playing tricks on me.  I still
> > cannot access a lot of websites.  I am using the same ISP that I used
> > before and that I use in windows, and I only have this problem with t=
his
> > upgraded machine.
>
> Does your ISP use a proxy, or transparent proxy?  That's a possible poi=
nt
> of trouble.
> Download ethereal or use tcpdump and see what difference there is betwe=
en
> the sites that work and those that don't.
> Try using telnet to connect to the problem sites (use "telnet site.name
> http") and see if anything looks funky.  If you don't understand the ou=
tput
> of ethereal or telnet, post the relevent details to the list so folks h=
ave
> enough information to diagnose your problem a little better.
>
> > Anyway, I am willing to send anyone my kernel config file, ppp.conf, =
or
> > any other file that might be helpful in solving this problem.  Thank =
you
> > all and I look forward to any reply.
>
> Send the output of some experiments,=20

> but try to snip it intelligently.

Thats what we used to say to the mohel.

You mentioned PPP......are you running through an adsl link with nat /=20
ipfilter or ipfw perchance...... might want to check those logs too.


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