Try this first:
su -
msec 0
Basically, become the root user on your system, then set your security
level to 0 ("Hello Hackers"), then test to see if folks can see your
webserver.
HTH - Jon Carnes
On Thu, 2004-06-17 at 13:56, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> So we toss this back to the list.....
>
> Can anyone assist with a possible firewall problem on a Mandrake install?
>
> The symptoms appear to be:
> - outbound connections to other hosts seem to work okay.
> - inbound connections appear to be blocked.
> - cannot ping server from remote system
> - cannot connect to httpd : local serving works correctly.
>
> I've never worked with Mandrake. Are there any ports open by
> default, or some other way we could confirm the packets are
> making it to the server?
>
> Jason, Merle-
>
> Are we *sure* this Mandrake server is at 192.168.0.105?
> >From the Mandrake box, do:
> /sbin/ifconfig -a
>
> Let us know what the response says.
>
> Also, what version of Mandrake?
>
> -----Forwarded Message-----
> From: Merle Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Jun 17, 2004 1:31 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: server not working
>
> Hello again
>
> Thanks for the reply
>
>
> I tried http://192.168.0.105 - I get page cannot be displayed
>
> I can put in the address of my linux laptop and I get the apache page from any of
> the computers on the network, including the one that Jason is trying to set up as a
> server
>
> I can ping all computers on my network except the server 192.168.0.105 - from
> windows I get "request timed out"
> I can ping other computers on the network from the server
>
> There are 5 computers set up behind a cable router.
>
> All are on the same network - using DHCP
>
>
> Also installed Apache for windows on an XP box and I also will work.
>
> The problem is somewhere on the server.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Jun 17, 2004 10:01 AM
> To: Merle Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: jason watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: server not working
>
> Greetings, Merle-
>
> > He has a computer with mandrake 9.2 and a fresh install. He is trying to
> > set up a web and ftp server and at home that he can access from UNC
> > Charlotte.
>
> That's a well-defined project. It should be possible, or if it isn't, it
> should be simple to understand where the failure is.
>
> > He had it working before he reinstalled mandrake. Had the same version.
>
> > In mozilla (on the server) he types in localhost and it brings up the
> > apache page that says it works.
>
> The location "localhost" is resolved by the computer to mean itself. This
> is a good indication the http server software is running right.
>
> > The address to the server is 192.168.0.105
> > Typing this In on another computer, on the same network behind the router,
> > will not bring up the same page. It cannot find it. Before this was all
> > we had to do.
>
> > We plugged a linux laptop into the network and typed in the address of
> > the laptop and we got the apache page with no problems.
>
> When requesting a page from a server, you need to use the form:
> http://192.168.0.105
>
> The "http" part tells the browser to ask for the page from the web server.
> The address tells it which server to go to.
>
> If you don't cite the URL in this form, some web browsers will take what
> you give it a do various things, such as treating the entry as a word to
> be searched for on the web or prepending the "http://"; part and trying
> to resolve the host that way.
>
> >From the "another computer", try loading the page using the URL
> http://192.168.0.105
>
> Let me know what the result is.
>
> > Usually it just works. For some reason It wont this time. The nic
> > works fine. We can get to the internet with no problems.
>
> So the problem we're working on now could be stated:
> The "another computer" can't load a web page from the Mandrake box.
>
> I can think of several possible scenarios which would match your
> description.
>
> ROUTE SELECTION FAILURE
> The "another computer" doesn't know how to translate 192.168.0.105
> into a usable route. Could result from mis-matched subnet masks between
> "another computer" and the Mandrake box.
>
> To isolate this as a possibility, can you try using some other application
> on the "another computer" to get to the Mandrake box? Either PING or
> TELNET could be useful for this, since these are limited-complexity
> tools.
>
> Try to ping the Mandrake box from "another computer" and record the
> result.
> Try to ping "another computer" from the Mandrake box and record the
> result.
>
> The specific error messages would be helpful here. "100% packet loss"
> indicates an entirely different problem than "No route to host".
>
> NETWORK ROUTING FAILURE
> Is there a router on the network between "another computer" and the
> Mandrake box or are these two connected to the same hub?
>
> FIREWALL INTERACTION.
> Is it possible that a software firewall has been set up on the Mandrake
> box causing it to reject connections to web services?
>
> > He's trying to get to to work again with out having to try a
> > reinstall.
>
> A reinstall should not be necessary; there's almost certainly a way to
> get from where-we-are to where-we-want-to-be. But it may require some
> work and some learning to navigate the path.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Merle Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Jun 16, 2004 8:58 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: server not working
>
> Thanks for the reply
>
> I am Jason's father . I'll tell ya what he's doing.
>
> He has a computer with mandrake 9.2 and a fresh install. He is trying to set up a
> web and ftp server and at home that he can access from UNC Charlotte.
>
> He had it working before he reinstalled mandrake. Had the same version.
>
> In mozilla (on the server) he types in localhost and it brings up the apache page
> that says it works.
>
> The address to the server is 192.168.0.105
> Typing this In on another computer, on the same network behind the router, will not
> bring up the same page. It cannot find it. Before this was all we had to do.
>
> We plugged a linux laptop into the network and typed in the address of the laptop
> and we got the apache page with no problems.
>
>
>
> Usually it just works. For some reason It wont this time. The nic works fine. We
> can get to the internet with no problems.
>
> Havent had much experience with this so we don't really know how to fix it. It has
> always just worked before.
>
> He's trying to get to to work again with out having to try a reinstall.
>
> Hope this explains it.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Steve Holton
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Steve Holton
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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