On Fri, Sep 24, 1999 at 07:42:21AM +0000, Mark Phillips wrote: > > Well my /etc/hosts.allow didn't have any lines in it so I added > ALL: LOCAL 192.168.1.255 > then did "/etc/init.d/netbase restart" and everything now works. So > thank you! > > I must confess though, it seems a bit like black magic as I really > don't understand what went wrong or what I did to fix it. I've never > touched the /etc/hosts.allow file before, and exim has worked fine. > What changed that? And what are tcp_wrappers and how do I know if I'm > using them?
tcp_wrappers are a wonderful little security thingy. They control who (by IP) is allowed to connect to the various services installed on your computer. (As long as they are handled through inetd, right gurus?) You must have them installed, since this thing fixed it. :) For more information on tcp_wrappers, man hosts_options -- I think you will like what they have to offer. :) -- Seth Arnold | http://www.willamette.edu/~sarnold/ Hate spam? See http://maps.vix.com/rbl/ for help Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread!
