G'day all...
I've a Mandrake 8.2 server (2.4 kernel) with iptables. The server has had overheating problems in the past. (Replaced the heatsink/fan unit.)
The other day it stopped responding after I'd been adjusting the firewalling rules.
I couldn't log into the machine at all and it appeared to be running very slowly. At the time I thought this was more overheating problems.
I replaced the server relatively quickly, and I've been diagnosing it. I booted the machine using the installer CD witht the rescue option and renamed rc.firewall so that the scripts it contains wouldn't be run.
When I rebooted it, I could log in fine. My question is that could an incorrect firewall (iptables) rule been the cause of the fault?
Thanks
Mike
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Michael S. E. Kraus
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