Re: Localhost connection refused

[John De Hoog <dehoog@example.com>]

Jonathan Q <jq@example.com> wrote:

     OK, rather than your current rule for port 119 in 
     /etc/sysconfig/ipchains, try this one:
     
     -A input -s 0/0 -d 0/0 119 -p tcp -y -j ACCEPT
     
     That says "Allow all connections on port 119."
     
     Then restart ipchains and try to connect.  If you
     still get a connection refused, then either:
     
     1) As Tom suggested, you don't actually have a news server
        listening on port 119, or
     
     2) If you do, it's configuration file is not set up to allow
        connections either from your localhost, or maybe just from
        anywhere at all.

None of the above, apparently. Thanks nonetheless.

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John De Hoog, Tokyo        <dehoog@example.com>