What blocks access to my host?

From: Aaron Stromas (passogiau_at_gmail.com)
Date: 10/31/05

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To: debian-user@lists.debian.org

    Hi,

    I had to re-install my machine using stable distribution. This is my
    server running Exim, Cyrus, Apache etc. It seems that when I selected
    a bundle of packages at the installation, it had installed some kind
    of the firewall, or did some configuration I can't figure out. Namely,
    I can telnet to SMTP post locally (telnet 127.0.0.1 smtp) but I get
    "connection refused" when I try to telnet from a box on the same
    subnet. For that matter, I can telnet on that box to localhost but
    cannot telnet from any other machines on the same subnet. I removed
    ipchains already, but there must be something else. I am behind a
    hadware firewall, so I can get by without any software firewall. I
    already spent hours without any success chasing this problem.

    Many thanks in advance

    -aaron

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