networking fubar

[Randy Bush]

>>>> # ping 127.0.0.1
>>>> PING 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
>>>> ping: sendto: Permission denied
>>> 
>>> This seems to be a typical firewall problem. Have you recently enabled
>>> ipfw, ipfilter or pf?
>> 
>> as luigi pointed out privately, there is a new ipfw and i was
>> running a kernel without the matching installworld.
>> 
>> now the question is how safe is it to run an installworld using
>> yesterday's (or today's) cvsup?  yes, i know the answer is 42:-).
>> 
> I don't believe my changed could cause this, because they didn't
> break IPFW ABI.

well, an installworld 'fixed' it.  what part of the installworld
did it, i can not say.

randy