the pop server the user wants to download from is not in the LAN.
but a pop server in the internet. is this where NAT/ip masquerading
comes into play?
thanks.
>
>
> what's the error?
>
> 1> Connection timed out?
>
> 2> Connection refused?
>
>
> if (1)
>
> then you need to put the ips of your lan in /etc/hosts -or-
> set up a nameserver in your gateway box that resolves the reverse IPs of
> the hosts in your private network.
>
>
> if (2), then you did not start the pop3 service. do a
>
> chkconfig ipop3 on
> service xinetd restart
>
> on most mandrake/redhat systems
>
> HTH
>
> On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, Ronald Warner wrote:
>
> > i have set up a linux server with dns, dhcp, mail, proxy. there are
> > two nics on this server: one i assigned a public ip and the other a
> > private ip. the router is connected to the nic with the public ip and
> > the switch (feeding the the local pcs) is connected to the nic with
> > the private ip. dhcp is providing private ips to the pcs. the pcs are
> > able to browse the internet.
> >
> > however, the users can't download mail (from another mail server)
> > through pop. any ideas?
> >
> > thanks.
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