[Wolves] iptables & apt-get

[Old Dan]

Aquarius wrote:
> Old Dan spoo'd forth:
>>All *seems* well - I've done an extensive script and we've not had too 
>>many problems with the server since I implemented it - I just have one 
>>problem, apt-get.
>>
>>I've tried ACCEPTing all the relevant ports on the INPUT chain I can 
>>think of - 80, 8080, 21, 53....  Nothing.  Nada.  Konqueror run locally, 
>>though, works a charm.
>>
>>Am I missing something obvious?  I'll post the script if people want...
> 
> Am I being thick here? apt-get just doesn't work?
Yes, apt-get just doesn't work.  DNS works.  It just sticks, won't 
download any data.

It gets stuck at 0%.

  Is Konqueror using a
> proxy server rather than direct connection?
No.  It's direct.

  Try w3m or something and
> see if that works. (Also, if you've set up a HTTP_PROXY envar in your
> .bashrc or something, it won't be there when you apt-get as root.)
I haven't.

-- 
Dan