Strike
11-09-2000, 01:56 PM
Okay, I've been retooling both of my systems because I was recently cracked (my own fault, very lax security within the campus). Here are the problems I've been having.
How I am connected to the Internet -- through a DHCP server.
Main box -
Spotty network performance at best where I used to have a very solid connection. No hardware changes since then, either. Poor performance even in Windows where network performance was markedly worse than in Linux anyway, but still at least semi-consistent. I get network connectivity for a very short amount of time initially, and then it dies. I can renew my DHCP lease and get the network again for less than a minute. Rinse, repeat, etc. This happens in both Linux and Windows. Also, I've got a gateway/firewall/DHCP server machine, but this is with it connected directly to the LAN, as I've been having troubles with my ....
Gateway/firewall box -
Networking stays active, but I'm getting "connection refused" all over the place. I can ping stuff, and I can telnet to places, but I can't do things like FTP or HTTP. I don't have any daemon or anything that would block those services or ports running. I mean, I can telnet into port 80 of a webserver and perform a GET, but using links is a no go. I know for a fact that this isn't due to the school firewall, as my rommate's access has gone unhindered. I think the problem on this box may be my kernel re-compile, because IIRC it was working before the re-compile. I'll try to get another re-compile in this afternoon (not likely), and see if that fixes it. If not, I'll post the .config file and let you all pick it apart.
Okay, I better post this before I accidentally close the window and lose this all or something like that http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif
How I am connected to the Internet -- through a DHCP server.
Main box -
Spotty network performance at best where I used to have a very solid connection. No hardware changes since then, either. Poor performance even in Windows where network performance was markedly worse than in Linux anyway, but still at least semi-consistent. I get network connectivity for a very short amount of time initially, and then it dies. I can renew my DHCP lease and get the network again for less than a minute. Rinse, repeat, etc. This happens in both Linux and Windows. Also, I've got a gateway/firewall/DHCP server machine, but this is with it connected directly to the LAN, as I've been having troubles with my ....
Gateway/firewall box -
Networking stays active, but I'm getting "connection refused" all over the place. I can ping stuff, and I can telnet to places, but I can't do things like FTP or HTTP. I don't have any daemon or anything that would block those services or ports running. I mean, I can telnet into port 80 of a webserver and perform a GET, but using links is a no go. I know for a fact that this isn't due to the school firewall, as my rommate's access has gone unhindered. I think the problem on this box may be my kernel re-compile, because IIRC it was working before the re-compile. I'll try to get another re-compile in this afternoon (not likely), and see if that fixes it. If not, I'll post the .config file and let you all pick it apart.
Okay, I better post this before I accidentally close the window and lose this all or something like that http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif