On 2011-02-04 21.12, Ezequiel Garzsn wrote:
> Hello! By chance I tried this from my fresh OpenBSD VPS, which I
> assume has had a default installation. Basically by chance (it didn't
> make much sense) I tried lynx <external IP> *from my VPS*, and it
> didn't work, even though it did work from my desktop PC:
> --------------------------
> Looking up <external IP> first
> Looking up <external IP>
> Making HTTP connection to <external IP>
> Alert!: Unable to connect to remote host.
> lynx: Can't access startfile http://<external IP>/
> --------------------------
> But there's more. A similar situation happens with ping (which, again,
> works when called from another computer):
> --------------------------
> PING <external IP> (<external IP>): 56 data bytes
> --- <external IP> ping statistics ---
> 219 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100.0% packet loss
> --------------------------
> Is this normal behavior by default? I know both things work from other
> OSes, so I'm wondering if this has something to do with OpenBSD's
> added security measures.
No, this is not normal behaviour. Your VPS provider have some explaining
to do.
(And by the way, making things not work is hardly ever an "added
security measure" - it's just a plain inconvenience. And inconvenienced
people tend to be more prone to do something stupid while trying to work
around their inconvenience than people whos stuff just work as expected...)
Regards,
/Benny
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