SSH Help / Installing ports / Internet

[Bruce Hunter]

I have setup a headless system. I connect to the system from another 
machine using a ssh client. I have set the headless machine to allow me 
to login at root. I am able to login and edit files , except I can not 
ping outside my network or install ports, b/c it won't allow it to 
access the internet. The SSHd must be stopping me somehow. I  can ping 
my other systems in the network.
Please help :O)

Bruce