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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Finger problems
Date: 8 Apr 1997 09:48:36 GMT
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In article <3349F251.41C67EA6@silas.cc.monash.edu.au>,
	David Henshaw <dhenshaw@silas.cc.monash.edu.au> writes:
> Hi All,
> 
> Recently I trashed my FreeBSD 2.1.5 box whilst trying something
> adventurous.
> 
> I restored everything I'd bothered to backup.
> 
> I'm running named and have alised the 10.0.0.1 address to the lo0
> device.
> 
> My routing table looks like this
> 
> Destination        Gateway            Flags     Refs     Use     Netif
> Expire
> default            130.194.1.99       UGc         5        0      ppp0
> 10.0.0.1           10.0.0.1           UH          1       54       lo0
> 127.0.0.1          127.0.0.1          UH          0        1       lo0
> 130.194.1.89       130.194.1.99       UGHW        1       59      ppp0
> 130.194.1.99       130.194.1.99       UGHW3       0        5      ppp0  
> 3598
> 130.194.1.100      130.194.1.99       UGHW3       0       16      ppp0  
> 2600
> 130.194.10.65      10.0.0.1           UH          0        0       lo0
> 130.194.11.7       130.194.1.99       UGHW3       0      393      ppp0  
> 3500
> 
> The default is created when I start pppd.
> 
> Whenever I try to finger the 10.0.0.1 address I keep getting a message :
> 
> finger: Permission denied.
> 
> The fingerd daemon is running without any flags.
> 
> Can someone direct me as to what I am missing ?
> 
> Thanx in advance.

In my experience, aliasing stuff on lo just creates problems.  Try
doing it with a static route instead and see if it helps:
# route add 10.0.0.1 127.0.0.1.

> David H.
> dhenshaw@silas.cc.monash.edu.au

-- 
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
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