[TriLUG] Linode question

[Aaron Morrison via TriLUG]

Sounds like a security group is not configured to allow traffic. 

Security groups are like firewalls for the instance. You can allow all sorts of traffic but is usually limited to ssh only by default. 

The lightsail console may not call it that, but that's what I'd check. 

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> On Jul 10, 2017, at 08:56, Matt Flyer via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> 
> Sorry to hear you're having such a negative experience with Amazon.  I
> have heard from others that they are a real pain in the backside
> sometimes.
> 
> Linode does not have the training wheels as you put it.  It's an open
> box that you can configure as you wish.  They do have an SSH backdoork
> system called Lish to get in should you accidentally lock yourself out,
> which is helpful since you don't have physical access to the box.
> 
> All the ports are open, including ICMP (I just pinged my Linode to
> verify) and you get a static, public IP address.  
> 
> The amount of data transfer you get is very large and I don't believe
> that inbound traffic counts against that.  
> 
> Give them a try, I think you will be happy with them.  
>   
> 
>> On Mon, 2017-07-10 at 12:41 +0000, Joseph Mack NA3T via TriLUG wrote:
>>  
>> My question for the list then is: Is the virtual machine you get for
>> $5/mo with 
>> Linode a fully functioning machine, or does it have training wheels
>> like the 
>> Lightsail machine?
>> 
>> eg with the $5/mo Linode can I ping and traceroute? can I see if
>> ports are 
>> blocked with something like iptables?
>> 
>> Thanks Joe
>> 
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