[GRLUG] DoS Block on my local IP address

[Dan Pilcheck]

On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 8:01 AM, Eric Beversluis
<ebever at researchintegration.org> wrote:
> On 12/28/2010 7:57 AM, Ben Rousch wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 7:52 AM, Eric Beversluis
>> <ebever at researchintegration.org>  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Suddenly this morning my Linux box won't reach the internet, although LAN
>>> is
>>> working fine. When I look at the firewall log on my Belkin router, it
>>> shows
>>> a DoS block on the Linux box IP address. When I talk to Belkin support,
>>> they
>>> say that I need to change something in the Linux box to remove the block,
>>> not something in the Belkin wireless router.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know what would be causing this and what I need to do? (I was
>>> trying unsuccessfully to access the Linux box by terminal server client
>>> last
>>> night because of a monitor problem on the box. So I'm wondering if that
>>> may
>>> have triggered some response in the Linux box that I need to undo?)
>>>
>>
>> Is it possible that your ISP is blocking you so as to draw your
>> attention to a virus infection or nefarious activity emanating from
>> your network?
>>
>
> It's the private IP (192.168.2.3) that's showing blocked, and the Windows
> boxes are getting out to the network fine. I don't think there's any way for
> TimeWarner to block some of the boxes on my LAN but not others, is there
>>
>>
>>>
>>> I've tried turning the Linux firewall off an on, turning the Belkin
>>> firewall
>>> off and on, powering down and up the Belkin and the cable modem, and
>>> probably some other things I can't remember.
>>>
>>> Running openSUSE 11.2 on Lenovo 3000 N100.
I'm sure you have, but have you tried assigning a different LAN IP
address for the linux machine?



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