On Tue, 24 Dec 2002 11:05:03 -0600 (CST) Russ Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Please disregard my previous email. On my fifth kernel compile, I now > have ipmasquerading. I enabled and included everything under the sun > with regard to ppp, iptables, ipchains, and ipmasquerading. > Undoubtedly, I have a bloated kernel with features I don't need, but > it works now. > > I now need to educate myself on the differences between 2.4 and 2.2 > with respect to iptables/ipchains. Is there a concise synopsis > anywhere in the Linux Documentation Project that I can reference? Yes there is - in fact b/c of your email last night i compiled a 2.4.20 kernel and followed the tldp howto: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/IP-Masquerade-HOWTO.html I use rp-pppoe for my DSL connection so I also included the options found in it: tar tzvf rp-pppoe-3.5.tgz *doc*KERNEL* rp-pppoe-3.5/doc/KERNEL-MODE-PPPOE It works o.k. for me. HTH Shawn > > Thanks to all who have replied. > Happy Holidays! > > Regards, > Russ > > On Tue, 24 Dec 2002, Russ Cook wrote: > > > Thanks for the reply. I'm still in a quandary. I have installed > > .deb packages for iptables and ipmasq. I believe I have enabled > > the appropriate kernel options (there seem to be many more options > > in the 2.4 series kernel). I regret to say that I am ignorant of > > the intricacies of the iptables package, and don't have > > documentation to read. Is anyone willing to summarize the minimum > > kernel options I must enable to provide ipmasq over a ppp dial-up > > connection? I'm stuck and still using my old 2.2 kernel. > > > > Thanks much, > > Russ > > > > On Mon, 23 Dec 2002, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Dec 22, 2002 at 09:21:03AM -0600, Russ Cook wrote: > > > > I recently took the plunge and upgraded the kernel on that > > > > machine from 2.2.19 to 2.4.20. Now, it no longer provides > > > > internet access for the lan. From the gateway's console, I can > > > > access the internet, so ppp is working. The machine is > > > > accessible from the other computers, so the eth0 funtions are > > > > working. Can anyone help me troubleshoot this problem? > > > > > > Do you have iptables installed? If you're using the ipmasq > > > package, all you need to do is install iptables. > > > > > > -- > > > .''`. Baloo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > : :' : proud Debian admin and user > > > `. `'` > > > `- Debian - when you have better things to do than to fix a > > > system > > > > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Shawn Lamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
