Firestarter-Help

[Christoph Georgi]

yes, if you're using a modem. check with '$ ifconfig' to see what
interfaces are up.. you should find eth0 and ppp0...

christoph

Vram wrote:
> 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'
>>
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> 
> So I am on dial up it would be ppp0???
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Vram
> 
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>>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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>-- 
>>
>>
>>Christoph Georgi
>>-----------------------------
>>email.  christoph.georgi at web.de
>>fon.	+49 (0)160 9790 3488
>>
>>registered linux user #380268
>>ubuntu 5.04 (ubuntu.com)
>>
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