(I'm posting this again because I couldn't see it show up in the mailing list the first time)
Yeah, I've tried that also, but then I learned that VMWare's network bridge won't work with wireless interfaces under linux... Ronald -----Original Message----- From: wim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: domingo, 31 de julio de 2005 11:20 To: Debian User Subject: Re: Firewall & IP Forwarding problems Ronald Castillo wrote: > Hello. > > I'm trying to connect my pocket pc by wíreless to my VMWare Windows 2000 > virtual PC. Which means, I need a completely transparent connection > between my eth1 (wireless) and vmnet8 (vmware emulated lan) devices. > > So far, I've tried using the following script: > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > #!/bin/sh > echo -e "\n\nLoading simple rc.firewall version $FWVER..\n" > > IPTABLES=/sbin/iptables > DEPMOD=/sbin/depmod > INSMOD=/sbin/modprobe > #Setting the EXTERNAL and INTERNAL interfaces for the network > # > EXTIF="vmnet8" > INTIF="eth1" > > echo " External Interface: $EXTIF" > echo " Internal Interface: $INTIF" > > #====================================================================== > #== No editing beyond this line is required for initial MASQ testing == > echo -en " loading modules: " > > # Need to verify that all modules have all required dependencies > # > echo " - Verifying that all kernel modules are ok" > $DEPMOD -a > > echo > "----------------------------------------------------------------------" > > echo -en "ip_tables, " > $INSMOD ip_tables > > echo -en "ip_conntrack, " > $INSMOD ip_conntrack > #Load the FTP tracking mechanism for full FTP tracking > # > # Enabled by default -- insert a "#" on the next line to deactivate > # > echo -en "ip_conntrack_ftp, " > $INSMOD ip_conntrack_ftp > #Load the IRC tracking mechanism for full IRC tracking > # > # Enabled by default -- insert a "#" on the next line to deactivate > # > echo -en "ip_conntrack_irc, " > $INSMOD ip_conntrack_irc > echo -en "iptable_nat, " > $INSMOD iptable_nat > echo -en "ip_nat_ftp, " > $INSMOD ip_nat_ftp > > echo -e "ip_nat_irc" > $INSMOD ip_nat_irc > > echo > "----------------------------------------------------------------------" > > echo -e " Done loading modules.\n" > echo " Enabling forwarding.." > echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward > > echo " Enabling DynamicAddr.." > echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr > echo " Clearing any existing rules and setting default policy.." > $IPTABLES -P INPUT ACCEPT > $IPTABLES -F INPUT > $IPTABLES -P OUTPUT ACCEPT > $IPTABLES -F OUTPUT > $IPTABLES -P FORWARD DROP > $IPTABLES -F FORWARD > $IPTABLES -t nat -F > > #echo " FWD: Allow all connections OUT and only existing and related > ones IN" > #$IPTABLES -A FORWARD -i $EXTIF -o $INTIF -m state --state > ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT > $IPTABLES -A FORWARD -i $EXTIF -o $INTIF -j ACCEPT > $IPTABLES -A FORWARD -i $INTIF -o $EXTIF -j ACCEPT > $IPTABLES -A FORWARD -j LOG > > echo " Enabling SNAT (MASQUERADE) functionality on $EXTIF" > $IPTABLES -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o $EXTIF -j MASQUERADE > > echo -e "\nrc.firewall-2.4 v$FWVER done.\n"ð > > -------------------------------------------- > > After applying this script, I'm able to ping the pocketpc from the > VMWare system and, when I tap on "Connect" on the pocketpc, Activesync > on the VMWare system starts rolling but stops a while later saying a > "Critical communication services failed to start..." error which I > learned was because a firewall blocked the application. All solutions I > found were for Windows, so I would appreciate any help I could get to > make this work under Linux. > > I'm running a Sarge system with a 2.6.12.2 kernel. > > Thanks in advance, > > Ronald Check your vmware startup scripts. Somewhere there's a vmware-bridge, but I never made a succesful bridge with an encrypted wireless network. wim. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
