Server won't espond to remote requests unless local workstation on.

[liquidgrey]

This might not be the right place to ask this but I'm getting desperate.&nbsp;&nbsp;I have a system that I use at home as a server, and it has a singe local workstation that runs off it occassionally.&nbsp;&nbsp;I have recently discovered (though it may have always been this way)that my server will not respond to any remote requests (ie. telnet, http, ping) unless the workstation is also on.&nbsp;&nbsp;Why does my server not work properly unless a local computer is on as well?<br>BTW, the system is running RedHat 6.2 on an i586. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Just to clarify my situation:<br>The server has two ethernet cards, one which connects it to my cable modem, and the other which connects it to the local workstation.&nbsp;&nbsp;The workstation is ipmasq-ed and I believe that it is behind a firewall. This could just be a simple problem with my httpd conf, as I am relatively new to Unix-stlye computing and am apt to make even the most obvious errors.<br>Any and all suggestions are welcome.

 

[mregan]

Just off the top of my head I would something is blocking inetd. It would seem to be the only thing in common to all the services you mentioned.<br><br>If something is causing inetd to continually respawn when the workstation is off you might get this problem, similar to a denial of service attach. Check your local network traffic with the workstation off and on see if there are any clues. <p>Michael Regan<br><a href=mailto:mregan@bccs-ca.com>mregan@bccs-ca.com</a><br><a href=

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[liquidgrey]

alrighty then.<br>Thanks everybody, the problem is solved.<br>It had to do with my ISP.<br>The server didn't have all the proper user information, but the workstation did, so service was only on when the workstation could submit the user information to the ISP.<br>well, thanks again.<br> <p>liquidgrey<br><a href=mailto:webmaster@liquidgrey.com>webmaster@liquidgrey.com</a><br><a href=

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