Subj : Outbound Connections??
To : All
From : Jeff Smith
Date : Wed Nov 14 2018 10:50 am
Hello There,
I figured another update was required as I didn't want misinformation (From
Me) to cause the wrong assumptions or conclusions.
>> I was thinking it may have been a kernel or kernel module change that caused
>> the problem but if the issue happens on other OSs that's not the case.
First of there really were two fundamental problems. One being the BBBS PC
suddenly not being able to make outbound connections and only limited inbound
connections.
The second problem was that parts of the internet were unreachable while other
parts could be reached fine. This condition was experienced by all PC's here
regardless of OS.
The first problem DID turn out to be a Linux issue. Specifically a Ubuntu
issue. When I previously stated that I had tried other distros. I errored in
my statement. I should have stated that I had upgraded the version of Ubuntu
that I had to a newer version. Both the Ubuntu version that I been using and
the version that I upgraded to both had the same problem of not being able to
see beyond the router. The BBBS PC could see the router as well as all the
local networked PC's but nothing beyond the router. I have finally decided to
actually go ahead and change Linux versions to Linux Mint v19. Now the former
BBBS PC can now see the internet just fine using the same PC based network
hardware that was previously in use.
The second problem of not being able to see the whole internet as I have
stated turned out to be the router. Once I was able to convince my ISP that the
router was suspect and needed to be replaced. And was able to convince them to
actually send me a replacement. The problem with the missing parts of the
internet looks to have also been fixed.
I am still not really sure what the issue was with Ubuntu that caused the
initial BBBS PC problem. I suspect that since I upgraded as opposed to wiping
and reformatting the BBBS PC initially the problem remained.
Since the former BBBS PC isn't committed to a task. Just for S's & G's I will
likely do a fresh install of the current version of Ubuntu to test my theory.
