Hey All... I have a reoccurring problem that can be solved by a reboot, but I would rather fix the problem now so I know what is going on. It is a fairly awkward error that just started again on my system after working for 17-days without reboot.
My home linux box is on a network and is a gateway to the Internet via a PPP dial up account. IPchains is setup and working like a champ, but now my system is to the point where it's clients do not communicate (for lack of a better word) with daemons at my work. If I try to FTP to my linux box at work from my linux box at home (via PPP) it simply hangs on the client end and gives the following message on the server side: Feb 16 19:18:03 torch wu-ftpd[32109]: warning: can't get client address: Connection reset by peer Feb 16 19:18:03 torch wu-ftpd[32109]: connect from unknown Feb 16 19:18:03 torch syslog: getpeername (wu-ftpd): Transport endpoint is not connected Feb 16 19:18:06 torch wu-ftpd[32109]: FTP session closed Similar messages with telnetd occur. However, I can use SSH just fine. While I thought this was a IPmasq problem, it seems that I do have the same scenario on my local net with just this linux server. All other systems in my local home network can get to the Internet with all of their clients (telnet, ftp, etc.) through the troubled server without a hitch. Strange, but I am not sure how to correct this problem or go about troubleshooting my home linux server? Any ideas? --Jay Barbee
