Re: [newbie] when I'm online no one can ping , telnet , ftp etc. it works only to localhost

2000-09-29 Thread Ilian Zarov
OK , here is some info from the files : ---host.conf--- order hosts,bind multi on and nothing in hosts.allow and hosts.deny Ilian Zarov Programmer - A red-eyed, mumbling mammal capable of conversing with inanimate objects. On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, you wrote: Hi, Check your

Re: [newbie] when I'm online no one can ping , telnet , ftp etc. it works only to localhost

2000-09-29 Thread Ilian Zarov
I think you ned to look into your /etc/resolv.conf filecheck that the nameserver setup is correct in the file. It should look something like: search foobar.com #where foobar.com is your ISP nameserver aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd #nameserver 1 nameserver aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd #nameserver 2 -- Zap

Re: [newbie] when I'm online no one can ping , telnet , ftp etc. it works only to localhost

2000-09-28 Thread Michael
Would hosts.allow stop even ping? I know I can ping most my machines from systems not able to actually connect to anything on them. *^*^*^* Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sungod robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at

Re: [newbie] when I'm online no one can ping , telnet , ftp etc. it works only to localhost

2000-09-28 Thread Z
On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Ilian Zarov wrote: I have a mandrake 7.0 system with security level Medium . Have a problem - when I'm online no one can ping , telnet , ftp etc. I know this is good for security reasons but ... Security Level Medium is defined during the install , now even if I