Brian:
What config file? I did a full install of Red Hat 6.2, and I see no
ipchains file in /etc/sysconfig. Is this something you need to create by
hand?
- Mike
On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Brian Ashe wrote:
> Hello Dave,
>
> The SysV script is hanging out with the rest of them at...
>
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/ipchains
>
> It uses a config file at...
>
> /etc/sysconfig/ipchains
>
> In here goes all of the rules you want to activate.
>
> I know what you mean about the rc.local thing, but as I said I was in a
> hurry and had to get it working somehow. I don't even have a 6.2 machine
> myself yet. I had a request for a simple IPMASQ box to be set up on an old
> 486. I said "No Problem" it should only take an hour to set up. Of course I
> had a nice new copy of 6.2 sitting on CD from a recent download and I was
> too anxious to install it and didn't read up on it first. It only had a
> 250meg drive so I did a lean install(almost no docs) and set it up like my
> 5.1, 5.2, and 6.1 machines, and sent it off to be installed. Upon delivery,
> it wouldn't pass any packets. Fortunately, it was going to a full time
> connection and I was able to telnet in.(Yes, this machine should have a
> firewall, but some people are very hard to convince still) Well, with the
> client looking over the tech's shoulder, I had to get it running quickly and
> what I suggested is what I had done. Since I don't have a local machine to
> play with(yet), I can't tell you any more then that. I was very upset that I
> had to look bad because putting the stuff in rc.local didn't work.
>
> Unfortunately, I have found that far too many times I have encountered a
> "This should have worked", that didn't. But I still wouldn't trade it for
> NT.
>
> I would be happy to hear anything else that works in this case since it will
> still be a couple of weeks before I even consider changing my 6.1 machines
> over since they are still running strong and stable.
>
>
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