RE: [LUG] Strange yet true

[John Horne <J.Horne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 27-Aug-2001 at 21:57:58 Tom Laithwaite wrote:
> <snip>
>>trey "telnet www.theregister.co.uk 80" and type "GET /" and a couple
> 
> nothing, same goes for lynx & IP address (that was the first thing I 
> did, great minds think alike ;) ). Telnet connects, so does the 
> browser but nothing happens, like the server is wondering what to do 
> next. I'm sure i've connected because typing loads of crap in brings 
> up 'method not implemented'.
>
No firewall/packet filter in the way blocking inbound traffic? I know I
blocked a few things when I put in ipchains initially :-) Anything in any
log files?

John.

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