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From: mfuhr@dimensional.com (Michael Fuhr)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Ping question
Date: 8 May 1997 09:24:53 -0600
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"Ken Shimono" <shimono@apc.net> writes:
> I have a machine called delta
> I have DNS working and I can ping delta from delta.
> I added a virtual domain via ifconfig, and I called it mega.
> I created a named.mega file with all mega's necessary DNS information
> .
> I try to ping mega, and I get no response.
> I try to ping the IP I assigned to mega and I get no response.
> I try to ping the IP I assigned to mega from another machine (besides
> delta) and I do get a response.
> I try to ping mega using the name mega from anther machince (besides delta)
> and I get a response.
>
> Does anybody know why I can't ping a virtual domain from the machine that's
> hosting the virtual domail?
Are you using ipfw to set up a packet filter? If so, does your config
allow packets between mega and mega? Run "ipfw list" to check it.
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Michael Fuhr
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