On Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 01:35:40PM +0100, Vincent Fourmond wrote: > I think this is mainly due to the fact that I'm hosted behind an aggressive > (and stupid) firewall. > I don't know exactly what goes through, but I can tell you this: > > UDP doesn't come, whichever the situation; > only outbound TCP connections are allowed;
maybe also traceroute is blocked (i.e. ICMP type different from echo request/reply) and indeed the firewall setup is a little stupid :) could you try traceroute -v ftp.fr.debian.org ? thanks, filippo -- Filippo Giunchedi GNU/PG key: 6B79D401 Random signature follows: Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it. -- Brian W. Kernighan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
