[NTLUG:Discuss] PPP Internet connection problems - Mandrake 9.1

[kdj1@ticnet.com]

Thanks, Joseph.  At least it's another possibility eliminated.  
...onward through the mire...

Best regards,

Dan F.

joseph beasley wrote:

>Yes, that is the expected response for stopping iptables.  Don't know
>what else to try, though.
>
>--- kdj1 at ticnet.com wrote:
>  
>
>>Joseph,
>>
>>Prior to trying to shutdown the firewall, the following were true:
>>1.  The dns servers were being added to /etc/ppp/resolve.conf (by 
>>whatever added them - kppp, I assume)  I found this in earlier poking
>>
>>around.
>>2.  The ping commands were causing the bytes out and packets out
>>counts 
>>in kpp statistics to increment up.  Bytes in and packets in counts
>>did 
>>not change.  Output going into a black hole...
>>
>>After connecting through kppp this time, I su'd and executed <
>>service 
>>iptables stop >. The command returned:  < Resetting built-in chains
>>to 
>>the default ACCEPT policy:     [ OK ]  > and returned to the prompt.
>>
>>Subsequent pings to the reported P-t-P addr had no change in result. 
>>
>>100% packet loss.  Still a black hole...
>>
>>Is that the expected message for the < service iptables stop >
>>command?  
>>Or is the 'default ACCEPT policy' still blocking any incoming
>>packets?
>>
>>Anything else to try?
>>
>>Best regards,
>>
>>Dan F.
>>    
>>