Re: Debian box unable to HTTP to www.nai.com
Apparently the hero didn't notice the evil villian twirling his
handlebar moustache, hiding in the shadows.
What kernel version are you running on your test machine, ftp server,
and mail relays? If it's 2.4.x on the mail relay do you have something
like congestion notification on?
--mike
On 10 Aug 2001 12:34:01 -0500, Ron Mullins wrote:
> ::Looking up www.nai.com first
> ::Looking up www.nai.com
> ::Making HTTP connection to www.nai.com
> ::Alert!: Unable to connect to remote host.
> ::
> ::lynx: Can't access startfile http://www.nai.com/
>
> The Saga begins....
>
> Our intrepid hero had setup a mail relay (Debian and postfix) and wanted
> to use the 'virusNotification.pl' to download and install updates to
> our...uh, his...McAfee scanner for email scanning. When setup as a test
> on his faithfull work box, called "stallion", it worked like a charm.
> "It's all good Baby!", he said as he called it a day.
>
> Fate was against our hero, however. When installed on the mail relay the
> next day...it choked! "Gadzooks!", he cried. "Why, what have I done?"
> Overcome with emotion and fighting dispair, he looked to his external
> FTP server for an answer, but it was no help. The FTP server had no
> problem getting to the site.
>
> What was it about the mail relay that was having a problem. He tried w3m
> and wget, they all failed him. A traceroute worked it's way toward the
> site without qualm. The mail relay was able to get to the beloved
> slashdot.org and the "Home of the One True Source" debian.org, so what
> could it be!
>
> Please help! What could it be? What would cause this box to be rejected
> from the aforementioned site? Our hero needs help and time is running
> out!
>
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