Re: [vox-tech] firewall (ipchains)

[Jan Wynholds <jcwynholds@yahoo.coMAPSm>]

Oh, and I forgot, that you might have to load some special kernel modules to
get the ftp working.  In redhatland, you have to load a special ftp forwarding
module.

Sorry for the reply to my post, but to quote the proverb: 'never look a gift
fish in the mouth'?  Or was it 'knowledge is power, and I need a recharge'.

Lemme know how it works out.

J


--- Jan Wynholds <jcwynholds@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hey Gabe:
> 
> I know for iptables you have to echo 1 to the special file
> 
> /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
> 
> With all my ipchains/iptables scripts, at the very top I have:
> 
> IPC = /usr/local/sbin/ipchains
> 
> echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
> 
> $IPC -f ACCEPT
> $IPC -f FORWARD
> 
> <SNIP>
> 
> I am talking about redhatland here, but the same might apply to debian. 
> Dunno
> tho.  I know that in redhatland, you _must_ echo that 1 to that file,
> otherwise
> it doesn't matter what kind of rules you set up, because forwarding is not
> 'going on'.
> 
> HTHO
> 
> jan
> 
> > my internal nic is eth0, and the external one is eth1.
> > With these rules, no packets go in or out?
> > 
> > What am I missing?
> > 
> > thanks
> > -Gabe
> > 
> 
> 
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