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Subject: Re: [suse-security] Firewall help needed
From: Sven Schultheiß (schultheisssteinbeis-europa.de)
Date: Sun Nov 19 2000 - 10:02:35 CST

Hello!

Ralph De Witt wrote:
>
> Hi to all
> I have been trying to install my firewall on a SuSE 7.0 box, I have one Win
> ME box connected to my network and would like to allow it to connect to the
> internet trough the Linux box. My linux box connects to the internet through
> eth1 and a DSL line. I use RPPOE to enable the ethernet card and connect to
> the internet. I believe I have configured the SuSE firewall correctly to
> allow me to connect to the internet and masqurade for the remaining win
> machine but the only thing I have accomplished to block myself from the net.
> I was hoping someone slightly more knowlegeable and less tired then I could
> look at my script and help me out. I have enclosed the script below:

> -- SNIP --
> FW_DEV_WORLD="eth1"
> -- SNIP --

I'm not sure, but doesn't pppoe create a ppp link to the Internet? So
maybe your FW_DEV_WORLD should be ppp0?

Some log output from /var/log/messages could also help.

Sven

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