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From: Florian Philipp <f.philipp@××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Need help with routing
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:40:10
Message-Id: 46E6C0C6.1080109@addcom.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Need help with routing by Dan Farrell
1 Dan Farrell schrieb:
2 > On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:48:20 +0200
3 > Hans-Werner Hilse <hilse@×××.de> wrote:
4 >
5 >> is on what computer? On the "server" (I guess it's the router) the
6 >> last line would effectively prevent routing for the client (but I
7 >> don't know why ICMP works...). I would suggest starting without it
8 >> and then setting up proper rules -- and then setting the chain's
9 >> policy to DROP (plus some REJECT rules for proper answers).
10 >
11 > I agree, I thought your firewall rules were a little wacky too. These
12 > rules only route to one host. generally you'd want to route to a whole
13 > network, not just one host.
14 >
15 >> (but I don't know why ICMP works...).
16 >
17
18 Well, as I've written, they aren't "my" rules. I just copied and pasted
19 them.
20
21 I know just as much about iptables as I know about cars. I know the
22 theory, I've seen the building process from like 10 meters distance and
23 I use finished product.
24
25 I'd really appreciate if you could post the correct settings or config
26 file(s).
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