[ECOS] connect() to machine outside local network

[Nick Barnes]

At 2000-07-12 14:44:29+0000, Gary Thomas writes:
> 
> On 12-Jul-2000 Nick Barnes wrote:
> > connect() works OK for local machines but gives me EHOSTUNREACH
> > outside the local network.
> 
> Have you provided proper routing to allow this?  The defaults will only
> give you connectivity to the local network unless you set up a gateway
> which provides the "way out".

Yes, I have (default gateway set in the config tool).  I will be
checking this with our sysadmin later today; it could be a network
admin problem (maybe the box isn't on the subnet which I think it's
on, or maybe the firewall doesn't know about it, etc., etc.).

> > --
> > FreeBSD 2.2.8-RELEASE: up 10 days, 20:23
> > Last reboot due to lightning strike.
>                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> I hope your machines were protected.  Don't you have UPS on your systems?

Not (yet) on the machine from which I send my email.  My own fault.

Nick B



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FreeBSD 2.2.8-RELEASE: up 10 days, 20:34
Last reboot due to lightning strike.