Re: configuration of a linux router

2008-06-22 Thread peasthope
Andrew & others, At Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:42:41 -0700 A.S-W. wrote, "that does not mean that a rule for POP3 is not needed. I don't remember if shorewall is case sensitive, but I bet it is in the context of defining a rule. maybe post the actual config line to produces the error?" My /etc/sho

Re: configuration of a linux router

2008-06-16 Thread peasthope
Paul & others, At Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:33:50 -0700 Paul Johnson wrote, "... the FTP server connects to the client: Two connections are maintained ..." As I am aware, ssh uses only one connection but it also gets ACCEPT rules. So I still don't understand why some protocols, dns, ftp and ssh, ne

Re: configuration of a linux router

2008-06-16 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 04:01:39PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Folk, > > At Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:27:40 -0400 Douglas A. Tutty wrote, > "... if you want to really understand it use > shorewall after reading shorewall-doc." > > ipmasq works but I want to use shorewall. > > I wonder why rules

Re: configuration of a linux router

2008-06-16 Thread peasthope
Folk, At Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:27:40 -0400 Douglas A. Tutty wrote, "... if you want to really understand it use shorewall after reading shorewall-doc." ipmasq works but I want to use shorewall. I wonder why rules are needed for FTP but a rule for POP3 produces a complaint about "... unknown pro

Re: configuration of a linux router

2008-06-16 Thread Paul Johnson
On Mon, 2008-06-16 at 16:01 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Folk, > > At Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:27:40 -0400 Douglas A. Tutty wrote, > "... if you want to really understand it use > shorewall after reading shorewall-doc." > > ipmasq works but I want to use shorewall. > > I wonder why rules are nee

Re: configuration of a linux router

2008-06-16 Thread peasthope
Folk, At Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:27:40 -0400 Douglas A. Tutty wrote, "... if you want to really understand it use shorewall after reading shorewall-doc." ipmasq works but I want to use shorewall. I wonder why rules are needed for FTP but not for POP3. In fact, a rule for POP3 produces a complaint

Re: configuration of a linux router

2008-06-16 Thread peasthope
Folk, At Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:27:40 -0400 Douglas A. Tutty wrote, "... if you want to really understand it use shorewall after reading shorewall-doc." ipmasq works but I want to use shorewall. I wonder why rules are needed for FTP but not for POP3. In fact, a rule for POP3 produces a complaint

Re: configuration of a linux router

2008-03-23 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 09:07:32AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > dt> Now you're using shaw.ca for your home domain. Do you own that? Would > you like to e.g. relay mail for all of shaw.ca? > > Not really. Didn't think so :) > > OK, I've invented the domain name petershouse; > the curre

Re: configuration of a linux router

2008-03-23 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 09:07:32AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Douglas, > > dt> Now you're using shaw.ca for your home domain. Do you own that? Would > you like to e.g. relay mail for all of shaw.ca? > > Not really. > > OK, I've invented the domain name petershouse; > the current host

Re: configuration of a linux router

2008-03-23 Thread peasthope
Douglas, dt> Now you're using shaw.ca for your home domain. Do you own that? Would you like to e.g. relay mail for all of shaw.ca? Not really. OK, I've invented the domain name petershouse; the current hosts file follows. Please let me know of any remaining errors. Isn't there a place to

Re: configuration of a linux router

2008-03-18 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 11:20:24AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > dt> if you don't own peasthope.yi.org, then I wouldn't use it even locally. > > But I do own the machine and the name. OK I, personally, for the 127.0.0.1 would only use localhost and localhost.localdomain > yi.org is a dynamic

Re: configuration of a linux router

2008-03-17 Thread peasthope
Douglas, dt> if you don't own peasthope.yi.org, then I wouldn't use it even locally. But I do own the machine and the name. yi.org is a dynamic dns service. Not already being allocated is a precondition to assigning "peasthope.yi.org" to my computer. dt> It is a valid name. So ... I miss

Re: configuration of a linux router

2008-03-17 Thread NN_il_Confusionario
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 08:12:44PM -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 04:38:36PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > # /etc/hosts file > > 127.0.0.1 peasthope.yi.orgjoule localhost > ^^ > this should be: localho

Re: configuration of a linux router

2008-03-16 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 04:38:36PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Douglas & others, > > dt> Now you will have three networks. ... > ... You shouldn't have to add routes like this ... > > Right oh. > > dt> change this to 172.23.5.1, and change heaviside's to 172.23.5.2 > > The revised config

configuration of a linux router

2008-03-16 Thread peasthope
Douglas & others, dt> Now you will have three networks. ... ... You shouldn't have to add routes like this ... Right oh. dt> change this to 172.23.5.1, and change heaviside's to 172.23.5.2 The revised configuration follows. Everything appears OK now. There is no hub consuming power and two

Re: configuration of a linux router

2008-03-03 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 02:40:22PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Folk, > > My LAN has a Debian router, joule, and two subordinate > machines, curie and heaviside. The three connect to an > old Linksys 10Base-T hub. joule connects to a > cable modem through a second NIC and runs > ipmasq.

Re: configuration of a linux router

2008-03-02 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 02:40:22PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My LAN has a Debian router, joule, and two subordinate > machines, curie and heaviside. The three connect to an > old Linksys 10Base-T hub. joule connects to a > cable modem through a second NIC and runs > ipmasq. > > Curre

configuration of a linux router

2008-03-02 Thread peasthope
Folk, My LAN has a Debian router, joule, and two subordinate machines, curie and heaviside. The three connect to an old Linksys 10Base-T hub. joule connects to a cable modem through a second NIC and runs ipmasq. Currently I want to add a third NIC to joule, remove the hub and connect each