Incoming connections hanging

[Jonathan Hayward]

My RH8.0 box is not responding to incoming connections (though it can
open outbound connections without trouble). When I try to connect from
another computer (IP 10.0.0.1), the connection is refused. What sort
of things should I look for in terms of enabling it to talk to the
outside world?

* /etc/hosts.allow has 10.0.0.1:ALL,
* /etc/hosts.deny has ALL:ALL
* Taking Portsentry from -atcp to -tcp made no observable change.
* When I installed Linux, I specified a high security firewall.

What should I look at to let my box talk with the outside world?

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[David]

Jonathan Hayward wrote:

> My RH8.0 box is not responding to incoming connections (though it can
> open outbound connections without trouble). When I try to connect from
> another computer (IP 10.0.0.1), the connection is refused. What sort
> of things should I look for in terms of enabling it to talk to the
> outside world?
>
> * /etc/hosts.allow has 10.0.0.1:ALL,
> * /etc/hosts.deny has ALL:ALL
> * Taking Portsentry from -atcp to -tcp made no observable change.
> * When I installed Linux, I specified a high security firewall.
>
> What should I look at to let my box talk with the outside world?
>
> ++ Jonathan Hayward, [email]jonathan.hayward@pobox.com[/email]
> ** To see an award-winning website with stories, essays, artwork,
> ** games, and a four-dimensional maze, why not visit my home page?
> ** All of this is waiting for you at [url]http://JonathansCorner.com[/url]

Since the 10.0.0.0/8 is a private IP range (IANA) your system
should accept connections from the internet on that IP range.

Comment: This block is reserved for special purposes.
Comment: Please see RFC 1918 for additional information.

Only allow access to specific ports you want the world to have
access to.

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[David]

David wrote:

> Jonathan Hayward wrote:
>

>> My RH8.0 box is not responding to incoming connections (though it can
>> open outbound connections without trouble). When I try to connect from
>> another computer (IP 10.0.0.1), the connection is refused. What sort
>> of things should I look for in terms of enabling it to talk to the
>> outside world?
>>
>> * /etc/hosts.allow has 10.0.0.1:ALL,
>> * /etc/hosts.deny has ALL:ALL
>> * Taking Portsentry from -atcp to -tcp made no observable change.
>> * When I installed Linux, I specified a high security firewall.
>>
>> What should I look at to let my box talk with the outside world?
>>
>> ++ Jonathan Hayward, [email]jonathan.hayward@pobox.com[/email]
>> ** To see an award-winning website with stories, essays, artwork,
>> ** games, and a four-dimensional maze, why not visit my home page?
>> ** All of this is waiting for you at [url]http://JonathansCorner.com[/url]

>
>
> Since the 10.0.0.0/8 is a private IP range (IANA) your system should
> accept connections from the internet on that IP range.

Ooops! that should read:
Since the 10.0.0.0/8 is a private IP range (IANA) your system
should not accept connections from the internet on that IP range.


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[David]

David wrote:

>
> Since the 10.0.0.0/8 is a private IP range (IANA) your system should
> accept connections from the internet on that IP range.

Ooops! that should read:
Since the 10.0.0.0/8 is a private IP range (IANA) your system
should not accept connections from the internet on that IP range.

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[ne...]

On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 at 23:48 GMT, David eloquently wrote:

> Jonathan Hayward wrote:

>> My RH8.0 box is not responding to incoming connections (though it can
>> open outbound connections without trouble). When I try to connect from
>> another computer (IP 10.0.0.1), the connection is refused. What sort
>> of things should I look for in terms of enabling it to talk to the
>> outside world?
>>
>> * /etc/hosts.allow has 10.0.0.1:ALL,
>> * /etc/hosts.deny has ALL:ALL
>> * Taking Portsentry from -atcp to -tcp made no observable change.
>> * When I installed Linux, I specified a high security firewall.
>>
>> What should I look at to let my box talk with the outside world?

[...]

> Since the 10.0.0.0/8 is a private IP range (IANA) your system
> should accept connections from the internet on that IP range.
>
> Comment: This block is reserved for special purposes.
> Comment: Please see RFC 1918 for additional information.
>
> Only allow access to specific ports you want the world to have
> access to.

I saw your corrections but I think your assuption is wrong.
I think the OP has a local lan. The OP should check his
firewall, /etc/hosts.allow, /etc/hosts.deny...

HTH.

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