In order to use IP-Masq I had to edit hosts.allow to accept connections from my own other PC. The only uncommented line there now reads:
ALL: LOCAL 198.168.1.* Since my laptop is 198.168.0.2, this *shouldn't even work*. (I originally typoed the IP address and just noticed it while typing this message!) However, since adding that line to hosts.allow, suddenly my box is open *from any host anywhere*. I've just confirmed this by telnetting to my ISP's host and playing: my ftp, telnet, and SMTP ports are all open. They were closed last week. What the heck? The only uncommented line in hosts.deny is ALL: PARANOID Surely that should be blocking anything not on my local LAN. What's up? I'm running a very current potato. (I run apt-get upgrade twice a week.) Kernel version 2.2.13. Thanks for any help. -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manager, Dueling Modems Computer Forum <http://dm.net>
