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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.bhp.com.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.ysu.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!nerd.apk.net!sed.psrw.com!news.eff.org!newsgate.duke.edu!agate!nemesis.its.berkeley.edu!bob From: bob@nemesis.its.berkeley.edu (bob prohaska) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: ping works, telnet won't Date: 29 Jun 1996 07:04:24 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 22 Message-ID: <4r2kho$f5p@agate.berkeley.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: nemesis.its.berkeley.edu Summary: ping works through fbsd2.2-snap gateway, telnet won't Keywords: gateway, router, ping, telnet X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Hi all, I've set up an elderly 386 as a dedicated slip terminal server, and it seems to work admirably save for one small problem: I can ping anywhere, but telnet and ftp (seemingly all things wanting interactive logins) stop cold after establishing a connection. There's a small grain of recollection suggesting I've faced this problem before, and it was solved by some kind soul on the Net. Trouble is, I've forgot the soul 8-) Any help appreciated (I'll even volunteer to write a FAQ entry if desired!} thanks for reading! bob