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Hello Bob, www.morningstar.com does not come through either. Thanks, Al. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > www.morningstar.com doesn't respond to pings. They have (IMHO stupidly) blocked > > pings. > > FWIW, I run telnet on a ton of boxes. People don't like it because packet > > sniffers can see plain text passwords. But someone has to be sniffing you, > > which might not be easily done with dsl. > > Bob > > >/* HINT: Search archives @ http://www.indyramp.com/masq/ before posting! > > >/* ALSO: Don't quote this header. It makes you look lame :-) */ > > > > > >Hello, I am having some problems getting my Linux gateway up and > > >running. Hopefully you can help. > > > > > >First I have > > >Debian Linux > > >Kernel version 2.2.19 > > >running the gateway and I am browsing the internet from an NT4 > > >workstation computer. > > > > > >My Linux gateway uses a pppoe DSL connection. > > > > > >before I get started, here are my results from chapter 5 of the > > >FAQ: > > > > > >5.1: > > >ipchains.o is not installed. > > >rc.firewall runs without errors. > > >5.2 > > >ping masq-client (192.168.233.5) from masq-client (192.168.233.5) > > >is successful. > > >5.3 > > >ping masq-server (192.168.233.1) from masq-client (192.168.233.5) > > >is succcessful > > >5.4 > > >ping masq-server (192.168.233.1) from masq-server (192.168.233.1) > > >is successful > > >5.5 > > >ping masq-client (192.168.233.5) from masq-server (192.168.233.1) > > >is successful > > >5.6 > > >ping masq-server's external network (eth0) interface (192.168.0.2) > > >from masq-server is successful > > >5.7 > > >ping masq-server's external network (eth0) interface (192.168.0.2) > > >from masq-client (192.168.233.5) is successful > > >5.8 > > >ping external static I/P address (198.182.196.56 - www.linux.org) > > >from masq-client (192.168.233.5) is successful > > >5.9 > > >I don't have telnet installed on my masq-server. I was told not to > > >install it for security reasons. For now I am using the simple > > >rc.firewall ruleset. > > >5.10 > > >see 5.9 > > >5.11 > > >I can browse the internet from the masq-client no problemo. > > >BUT some websites do not come through. > > > > > >Moving on to section 7.15 of the FAQ. > > > > > >I tried an MTU value of 1460, 1490, 1492 and just for fun 1500 > > >and none of them work. I can't ping www.morningstar.com (my chosen > > >non-reachable website - works with a direct NT4 internet connection > > >fine) from the masq-server. > > > > > >I tried editing /etc/ppp/options with different mru and mrt values > > >but I always get the same results. Then, I noticed running > > >/sbin/ifconfig > > >that the MTU was staying at 1492 for pppoe anyway. > > > > > >Only running the command > > >/sbin/ifconfig ppp0 mtu 1500 (or whatever value) > > > > > >would change the value listed. > > > > > >I tried eth0 and ppp0 at 1500,1492,1490 and 1460 and all the rest (eth1, > > >etc) and kept them the same. > > >No luck pinging the morningstar website from the masq server. > > > > > >Any ideas??? > > >Thanks, > > >Al Brandt > > >(I'm back on Sunday) > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Masq maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Admin requests can be handled at http://www.indyramp.com/masq-list/ -- > > >THIS INCLUDES UNSUBSCRIBING! > > >or email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >PLEASE read the HOWTO and search the archives before posting. > > >You can start your search at http://www.indyramp.com/masq/ > > >Please keep general linux/unix/pc/internet questions off the list. > > > _______________________________________________ Masq maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Admin requests can be handled at http://www.indyramp.com/masq-list/ -- THIS INCLUDES UNSUBSCRIBING! or email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE read the HOWTO and search the archives before posting. You can start your search at http://www.indyramp.com/masq/ Please keep general linux/unix/pc/internet questions off the list.
