@ugob
I googled around 4 hours _before_ I posted this thread, therefore I already read your proposed link. posting in a forum is always the last solution for me....

-rws--x--x 1 root bin 31088 Sep 25 03:10 /bin/ping*

I can ping anywhere (google.com) but not localhost, not even the ip-adresses bound to the nic's

root@m3:~# ping 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
ping: sendmsg: Operation not permitted

--- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 0ms

root@m3:~# ping 80.219.41.x
PING 80.219.41.x (80.219.41.x) 56(84) bytes of data.
ping: sendmsg: Operation not permitted

--- 80.219.41.x ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 0ms


I just installed slackware 9.1 over nfs (nfs server is mandrake 9.1) which didn't cause any problem. I didn't install anything else but the original files from the slackware distro.


@davidphilips
I also tried ldconfig, but without any effects....below the output of nsswitch.conf and host.conf

root@m3:~# cat /etc/nsswitch.conf
#
# /etc/nsswitch.conf
#
# An example Name Service Switch config file. This file should be
# sorted with the most-used services at the beginning.
#
# The entry '[NOTFOUND=return]' means that the search for an
# entry should stop if the search in the previous entry turned
# up nothing. Note that if the search failed due to some other reason
# (like no NIS server responding) then the search continues with the
# next entry.
#
# Legal entries are:
#
# nisplus or nis+ Use NIS+ (NIS version 3)
# nis or yp Use NIS (NIS version 2), also called YP
# dns Use DNS (Domain Name Service)
# files Use the local files
# [NOTFOUND=return] Stop searching if not found so far
#

# passwd: files nis
# shadow: files nis
# group: files nis

passwd: compat
group: compat

hosts: files dns
networks: files

services: files
protocols: files
rpc: files
ethers: files
netmasks: files
netgroup: files
bootparams: files

automount: files
aliases: files


root@m3:~# cat /etc/host.conf
order hosts, bind
multi on



I am getting crazy about this prob...maybe just reinstall it once...?!
:confused:

try this

in /etc/hosts put

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

the resolver should be looking at /etc/hosts by the looks of it.

well, I tried some different settings in /etc/hosts.

# For loopbacking.
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

# End of hosts.

or

# For loopbacking.
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost m3

# End of hosts.


when I ping m3, it gives me
root@m3:~# ping m3
PING localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
ping: sendmsg: Operation not permitted
ping: sendmsg: Operation not permitted

--- localhost.localdomain ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 1017ms

same with localhost.localdomain and only localhost...

iptables
 

my solution

iptables -t nat -F
iptables -t nat -X
iptables -t nat -P POSTROUTING ACCEPT

and everything was perfect.... :)

i would have saved much time if i also printed the output of

iptables -t nat -L -v instead of only
iptables -L -v

well, for next time..


anyway...thx for taking time !