Firestarter-Help

Vram lamsokvr at xprt.net
Fri Aug 26 07:45:53 UTC 2005


On Fri, 2005-08-26 at 09:21 +0200, Christoph Georgi wrote:
> hi vram,
> 
> ensure that /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward is set to "1" - use
> 
> '$ sudo echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward'
> 
> Then enable masquerading:
> 
> '$ sudo /sbin/iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o $eth0 -j MASQUERADE'
> 

So I am on dial up it would be ppp0???

Thanks

Vram




> where eth0 is your external interface.
> 
> That should do the trick.
> 
> hth,
> christoph
> 
> 
> Vram wrote:
> > On Thu, 2005-08-25 at 15:04 -0300, Derek Broughton wrote:
> > 
> >>Vram wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hi
> >>>
> >>>I decided to install firestarter last night..   Then after messing with
> >>>it  for 30 minutes I thought.  Gee I really don't understand what all
> >>>this is doing.  Maybe I should read the manual..
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>So this morning I notice that the other two computers cannot connect to
> >>>the Internet...
> >>>
> >>>So firestarter is shutoff.  Or so I thought but, my other two computers
> >>>cannot connect.
> >>>
> >>>So I need a quick answer rather than a long one.   I know read the
> >>>manual...
> >>
> >>iptables -F
> >>iptables -L
> > 
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> > 
> > Sorry,  I was gone all day...
> > 
> > root at Aether:/etc/init.d # iptables -L
> > Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
> > target     prot opt source               destination
> > 
> > Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
> > target     prot opt source               destination
> > 
> > Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
> > target     prot opt source               destination
> > 
> > 
> > And the other computers cannot connect to the Internet..
> > 
> > Thanks
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> >>What's it say?  Probably something like:
> >>Chain INPUT (policy DROP)
> >>Chain FORWARD (policy DROP)
> >>Chain OUTPUT (policy DROP)
> >>
> >>In which case firestarter has left you with a closed firewall.  But we can't
> >>give you any quick answers if we don't know what firewall rules you have in
> >>place.
> >>-- 
> >>derek
> >>
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> 
> Christoph Georgi
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