Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 00:50:22 +0200 (MET DST) From: Robert Eckardt <roberte@mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> To: sandy@novanet.net.au (Sandhya) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Networking problem with re-built kernel : HELP Message-ID: <199609262250.AAA25692@gluon.mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> In-Reply-To: <324ADD41.5F75@novanet.net.au> from Sandhya at "27. Sep. 96 6:42:09"
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> Hi, > > The kernel I have rebuilt boots fine. On booting the new kernel, I can see the ed0 > interface is active (ifconfig ed0). But if I try to ping anything I get the following > error : > > ping : sendto : Permission denied > > Even testing the loopback by ping 0 gets the same result. Any help in this will be > greatly appreciated. > > The config file is reproduced below, if that's any help. [...] > options "CHILD_MAX=128" > options "OPEN_MAX=128" > #options GATEWAY #internetwork gateway > options IPFIREWALL #firewall ~~~~~~~~~~ That's your "problem" In 2.1.5 the default behaviour of the packet filter is to deny everything. Look into /etc/rc.firewall for configuring your rules and enable it in /etc/sysconfig. Robert > options QUOTA #enable disk quotas > -- Robert Eckardt ( Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Inst.f.Theor.Physik, NB6/169 ) Universitaetsstrasse 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany ----X---8---- Telefon: +49 234 700-3709, Telefax: +49 234 7094-574 8 E-Mail: RobertE@MEP.Ruhr-Uni-Bochum.de --------8---- URL: http://WWW.MEP.Ruhr-Uni-Bochum.de/~roberte >>> To be successful one needs friends, <<< >>> To be very successful one needs enemies. <<<
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