[ILUG] Fw: Problem controlling diald by tcp

[Conor Daly]

Hi folks,

Originally sent this to linux.redhat.ppp and got no answer.

Any ideas?

Conor Daly

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-----Original Message-----
From: Conor Daly <conor.daly at oceanfree.NOSPAM.net>
Newsgroups: linux.redhat.ppp
Date: 26 May 2000 16:47
Subject: Problem controlling diald by tcp


>Hi folks,
>
>I've finally got diald working as I want but for one little thing.  It's
>going onto a server tomorrow but I can't get to control it through a tcp
>link.  I can start dctrl by doing a 
>
>dctrl -fifo /etc/ppp/diald.ctl &
>
>I get the dctrl window and can control the link nicely.  However, if I
>do a 
>
>dctrl -host <myhost> -port 10000 &
>
>I get the dctrl window as before which reports everything that's going
>on but I can't issue any commands.  If I issue a "block" command I get a
>message in the Info window that says:
>
>TCP 192.168.1.1:18692: Ignored request 'block'
>
>The same applies for any command I issue.  I'm not running a firewall
>when the link is down so I shouldn't have any problem with port access
>and since I'm getting the messages back, I must be accessing the port. 
>I'm logged in as "root" on the remote host and on the server.  
>
>My /etc/hosts.allow and hosts.deny are both empty so that shouldn't be
>the problem.  Or is that the very problem?
>
>Any ideas?
>
>TIA
>
>Conor Daly
>
>conor.daly at oceanfree.NOSPAM.net