Re: ssh problems with {master,va}.debian.org???
I was suspicious that it was something like that... Any idea of a
good/easy way to find out what my external IP address really is so I
can verify this? I'm on a DSL connection with my ISP masquerading us
all together, so I don't know what address the world at large sees.
Thanx!
On Wed, May 17, 2000 at 02:09:50PM -0500, Jim Studt wrote:
> If your reverse and forward DNS entries don't match you will have
> this problem. I just managed to convince my ISP to fix mine, it took
> 3 weeks.
>
> Your IP address must map to a name which maps back to that IP
> address. This is probably the result have having...
> ALL: PARANOID
> ... in /etc/hosts.deny. The default as Debian is shipped.
>
> You can work around it with clever IPIP tunneling, masquerading, and
> control of a host with good DNS entries if you have to, but its a
> nusiance.
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