IPFW problems connecting to port 25!

whizkid at ValueDJ.com whizkid at ValueDJ.com
Thu Mar 11 22:01:26 PST 2004


> Aye, there's the rub.  Last rule is usually
> "deny ip from any to any"; somewhere above
> that, but after the setup rules is "allow ip from
> any to my.ip.add.ress established"* ... it does
> no good to allow the setup packets but no
> further data....
>
> Kevin Kinsey
> DaleCo S.P.
>
> *instead of "allow ip" this could conceivably
> be protocol specific, e.g. if you only have tcp
> services available, "allow tcp from any to {me} established"

ok I figured out the problem.  I moved the SMTP line from 04010 to 03001
top of the list.  Rebooted the machine, and it now works.  Thanks to all
who pitched in with comments...


More information about the freebsd-questions mailing list