Thank you Kevin and Greg.....they go into the rc.firewall

----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin O'Connor <kevin_oconnor@geocities.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: linux & ipmasq


> Marc,
> Since you are running Mandrake 7 (I just installed this a couple weeks
> ago myself) you are running a 2.2.14 kernel. With 2.2 and later kernels,
> you are using IPCHAINS.
>
> The HOWTO for IPCHAINS can be found at:
> http://www.rustcorp.com/linux/ipchains/HOWTO.html
>
> The HOWTO for IPMASQ can be found at:
> http://www.e-infomax.com/ipmasq/ipmasq-HOWTO-1.82.html
>
> Exactly where the lines go depends on how you have set it up. If it is
> set  up per the HOWTO, probably '/etc/ipchains.rules' or
> '/etc/rc.d/rc.firewall'. You will know if you are in the right place
> because you will see similar looking lines in the file.
>
> See also the man pages:
>
> #man ipchains
> #man ipfw
>
> Since they ran out of room on the Mandrake 7 CD, you will probably want
> to get the whole set of HOWTOs from:
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto
>
> I grabbed the HTML version and serve them up w/ Apache.
>
> If my attempt at helping you out proves inadequate, ask here again and
> one of the more experienced folks will help you out.
>
> Kevin O
>
>
>
> Marc wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I'm fairly new to linux and ran across a problem that I'm not sure how
to
> > fix. I'm running a Linux box (Mandrake 7.0), which is set up as a router
for
> > my other winblows comps. I am trying to use a program called
battlecom(on
> > windows comp), which has not worked since I started using my linux box
as a
> > router.
> > I found the config below on the website of battlecom, but I wasnt sure
where
> > I'm supposed to enter these lines. Do they go into the etc/rc.d/rc.local
> > file??
> > Any help is highly appreciated.
> > Thanks
> > Marc
> >
> > Step 1: You need to have root or su access.
> > Step 2: Find the ipmasqadm rpm for ipchains or the ipautofw rpm if
you're
> > using ipfwadm and install the RPM (if not already installed... can be
found
> > at rpmfind.net)
> > Step 3: For IP Chains use this command set:
> >
> > ipmasqadm autofw -A -v -r udp 2300 2400 -h www.xxx.yyy.zzz
> > ipmasqadm autofw -A -v -r tcp 2300 2400 -h www.xxx.yyy.zzz
> > ipmasqadm autofw -A -v -r tcp 47624 47624 -h www.xxx.yyy.zzz
> > ipmasqadm autofw -A -v -r udp 47624 47624 -h www.xxx.yyy.zzz
> > ipmasqadm autofw -A -v -r udp 28800 28900 -h www.xxx.yyy.zzz
> >
> > For ipfwadm:
> >
> > ipautofw -A -v -r udp 2300 2400 -h www.xxx.yyy.zzz
> > ipautofw -A -v -r tcp 2300 2400 -h www.xxx.yyy.zzz
> > ipautofw -A -v -r tcp 47624 47624 -h www.xxx.yyy.zzz
> > ipautofw -A -v -r udp 47624 47624 -h www.xxx.yyy.zzz
> > ipautofw -A -v -r udp 28800 28900 -h www.xxx.yyy.zzz
> >
> > You should replace www.xxx.yyy.zzz with the IP Address of the PC behind
the
> > masquerade that will be running the BattleCom Client.
> >
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> --
> Kevin O'Connor
>
> "Waving away a cloud of smoke, I look up, and am blinded by a bright,
> white
> light. It's God. No, not Richard Stallman, or Linus Torvalds, but God.
> In
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> SYSTEM
> FOR THE 386."
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