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Pinging server

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First time setting this up, so be patient with me. :)

I installed slackware small and I have few questions.

Shouldn't I be able to ping my server?

Does apache and mysql start automatically or do I need to start them manually?

Do I need to open and close any ports from default install?

Thanks

dwight

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Linode Staff

Hey Dwight,

I'm able to ping your IP.

I can't recall if apache and mysql start; I think apache does. Boot your Linode, log in and see if httpd and mysqld are running (with ps aux").

You shouldn't need to close any ports; the only thing that should run by default is ssh and maybe apache (depending on distro).

Hope that helps!

-Chris

Great I can't ping from dls connection, but I can from samspade.org and other sites.

Linode Staff

Also, ECN might not be supported somewhere in the routes between your Linode and DSL connection. You can disable ECN by running

echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_ecn

from your Linode, or from within an rc.local startup script.

-Chris

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