Topic: Internet Communication Problem...

[sgt-spam]

I'm using SME 6.0 (this is at home with TWC RR).

After several weeks, all communication is lost to my server (which is in gateway mode) from the outside world (actually, from the inside as well).  A reboot fixes the problem.

Where do I start looking?  My first thought was that it was DHCP related (my lease from my ISP), but I don't understand how that would affect me accessing the box (specifically email) from the inside.

[sgt-spam]

I've found several other posts with similar complaints and no responses.

Inside communication is fine (my previous post was incorrect) - I can view email (IMAP), browse shares, view web pages, etc.  I can NOT talk OUT to the 'net, and I can't talk IN from the 'net.

This started happening within the last week or two - no changes were made to the box.

Possibly a security issue?

[bcdaus]

I have the same problem when accessing the 'net through sme v6.1.

Set up proxy access in Firefox so at least I can surf the net, but access to any other external services (mail / ftp) get dumped at the server.

If I do a tracert from Win2k it immediatly get Destination Host Unreachable on the first hop.

Whats going on ??

Bill.

[schirrms]

Hi,

Seems to me as a lack of default route...

If you launch the command :

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ipconfig /all
is the Ip of the SME box for the 'default gateway' option (dunno if it's the correct term, as my XP Box is in french...)
If yes, does the

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route print give you a correct printout ?

HTH,Pascal

[boringgit]

Just a thought here...

Do you use Spamassasin?

I do, and the auto update a few weeks ago screwed something up. Not sure exactly what it was, but all of my mail was being deleted and the logs were full of errors about a log file. Net access was also slowing to a crawl days after a reboot. I have read here that Spamassasin is infamous for its processor / memory use but had not experienced it before that.

I solved the problem by using the script on a page (the link to which I got from this forum) which set Spamassasin to mark email, not delete it.

All has been well since then.

If you need it I can find the link...

HTH