G'day Norberto, Thanks for your reply.
How do I "run an ipfw divert rule to >net/tcpmssd process " ? Where do I set this rule? My technical level is probably best described as better than the average computer user, but well below any competency you would expect for a networking expert. Regards, Alasdair Regards, >-- Original Message -- >Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:51:56 +1000 >From: Norberto Meijome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: Unable to access certain sites from FreeBSD 6.2 > > >On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:55:45 +1000 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Hi, I am having a problem accessing some sites from Freebsd 6.2 in either >> firefox or Opera. I looked around for some advice on this on the net, found >> some pages mentioning this as a problem when Freebsd was running on the >machine >> >> acting as the gateway and the machines trying to access the sites were >Windows >> or Mac. But my case is this >> >> my set up: Laptop(FreeBSD 6.2) -> netgearFVS318 router-> ADSL modem (set >> up as bridge) > >gday :) >i'm on FBSD7, ipfw local firewall , dlink router, iinet, Sydney - no problems >getting to commbank. > >We used to have similar issues when running a 6.x gateway behind a SHDSL >line. >The issue was the MSS was too high - i had to run an ipfw divert rule to >net/tcpmssd process to fix this. It was affecting mainly traffic coming from >IIS hosts (no idea why :P ). > >HIH, >B >_________________________ >{Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome > >I used to hate weddings; all the Grandmas would poke me and >say, "You're next sonny!" They stopped doing that when i >started to do it to them at funerals. > >I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. >Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been >Warned. >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"