The explanation I received is that "the VPS is behind a NAT". Does it make sense now? Thanks again.
On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 10:35 PM, Benny Lofgren <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > -- > internetlabbet.se / work: +46 8 551 124 80 / "Words must > Benny Lvfgren / mobile: +46 70 718 11 90 / be weighed, > / fax: +46 8 551 124 89 / not counted." > / email: benny -at- internetlabbet.se
