Correct me if I'm wrong.... but I see no DNS servers configured on that host. On 12/24/05, Dave Beach <drbeach@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't have iptables configured to pass ICMP traffic through the firewall, > other than specifically to the inside interface of the router. I can ping > that, and all internal hosts. > > ======== > C:\>ipconfig /all > > Windows IP Configuration > > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : xxxxxxxx > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No > > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: > > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast > Ethernet NIC > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-FC-4F-F1-B7 > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.98 > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1 > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2 > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : December 24, 2005 2:36:55 PM > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : February 22, 2006 2:36:55 PM > ======== > > ======== > C:\>route print > =========================================================================== > Interface List > 0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface > 0x2 ...00 50 fc 4f f1 b7 ...... Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC > - Packet Scheduler Miniport > =========================================================================== > =========================================================================== > Active Routes: > Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric > 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.2.1 192.168.2.98 20 > 127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1 > 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.98 192.168.2.98 20 > 192.168.2.98 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 20 > 192.168.2.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.2.98 192.168.2.98 20 > 224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 192.168.2.98 192.168.2.98 20 > 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.2.98 192.168.2.98 1 > Default Gateway: 192.168.2.1 > =========================================================================== > Persistent Routes: > None > ======== > > -----Original Message----- > From: netfilter-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:netfilter-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edmundo Carmona > Sent: December 24, 2005 2:18 PM > To: netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Networking question > > sure.... as long as there's layer three traffic. > > Pinging? Pinging hosts in your network? pinging hosts in internet? > > What's the output of ipconfig /all and route print? (ugh!!! :-) ) > > On 12/24/05, Dave Beach <drbeach@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Yes, and if it were a DNS problem you'd (sorry, *I'd*) think I'd see > > DNS-related traffic from the XP box. But... Nothing. At all. Zip. Zilch. > > Nada. No web-related traffic whatsoever originating from the XP box > > when the proxy settings in IE are de-selected. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Edmundo Carmona [mailto:eantoranz@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: December 24, 2005 2:06 PM > > To: Dave Beach > > Subject: Re: Networking question > > > > and say... if you ping a host outside of your network, the ping is > > routed through the GW box? > > > > It could be a DNS problem, because IE will try to resolve a domain > > name before sending a HTTP request. > > > > On 12/24/05, Dave Beach <drbeach@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Thanks for the reply. The default gateway for the internal network > > > is the firewall box. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: netfilter-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:netfilter-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edmundo > > > Carmona > > > Sent: December 24, 2005 1:59 PM > > > To: netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: Re: Networking question > > > > > > Probably there's no gateway in the XP box setup... or the gateway is > > > plain wrong. > > > > > > Merry Xorg-mas to everyone around! ;-) > > > > > > On 12/24/05, Dave Beach <drbeach@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > This is undoubtedly off-topic in oh-so-many ways; I'd be quite > > > > happy to be redirected to another, more appropriate mailing list > > > > should someone be so kind as to suggest one. > > > > > > > > Internal, home, private network, WinXP boxen and a Squid proxy, > > > > connecting through an iptables box to my router and cable modem. > > > > Everything works peachy. > > > > > > > > While trying to poke bittorrent holes through my iptables setup (see? > > > > Some vague evidence of relevance), I encountered problems and > > > > decided to take the proxy out of the picture. VERY much to my > > > > surprise, when I reconfigured IE to not use the proxy (and > > > > configured iptables to allow for a direct connection), I see no > > > > HTTP traffic whatsoever leaving the XP box destined for the > > > > firewall. In fact, no TCP traffic either (all traffic analysis > > > > done with ethereal on the XP box). I can ping to/from the XP box, > > > > and see THAT via > > ethereal. > > > > > > > > I am considerably confused by this. My presumption was that IE > > > > would just happily send HTTP traffic directly to the firewall, but > > > > this is NOT the behaviour I'm seeing. > > > > > > > > I know it's Christmas Eve day, and I was out a bit late last > > > > night, but there's clearly something VERY obvious I'm missing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >