You maybe could use a look at http://home.attbi.com/~srlohman/linux/firewall/index.html then choose Dachstein I think this should help a lot.
Larry Platzek [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sat, 2 Mar 2002, Ant Ken wrote: > Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2002 23:10:52 +0000 > From: Ant Ken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: guitarlynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Leaf-user] a few questions > > hi, > > thanks for your reply > > with regards to question 2, i know my network cards are configured > correctly because the dhcp server on my cable box gives me an ip address > but i cannot go any where. > its probably because when you plug a computer in to the cable box for the > first time it gives you an ip address of some thing like 10.10.10.10 ( > thats not the ip address i get, i am just using it as an example ) > and changes my dns servers to something like 10.10.10.87 and 10.10.10.84 . > then if you try and browse to any where ( ie www.yahoo.com ) it takes you > to the configuration page and you have to add in the mac address of the > card to the ISP's configuration, when you have done this the web page asks > you to re-request your ip address. any way my point is that when my cable > box gives out the ip address ( and every thing changes, every time ) i want > the dhcp client to reconfigure the DNS, gateway, IP address, network, and > subnet > is this possible at the moment? if so, how? > > and i dont think the ipchains thing is letting everything through by > default, if i type the command ipchains -v -L it gives me screen full's of > rules and 99.9% if them have the word deny in them. > i dont know where i got that command from, i am just cluching at straws at > the moment. > > again i thank you, or any one that reply's, in advance > > antken > > > > > > At 15:45 02/03/02 -0600, you wrote: > >comments inline :) > > > > > >On Saturday 02 March 2002 14:00, Ant Ken wrote: > > > 1. My cable connection gives out IP address, DNS, and gateways via > > > dhcp, is there a way to make the system automatically update its > > > gateway and DNS settings? > > > > > >Yep, using the dhcp client. This is default for Dachstein. > >If you need to login, send a certain "client-name/identifier" such > >as a MAC address or computername, further configuration will be > >needed. You don't say this is needed, so I'm assuming it doesn't. > > > > > 2. if i set up my cable connection with static settings i cannot > > > ping anything outside ( on the web ) how can i disable/re-configure > > > ipchains to allow all traffic in all directions? ( i know this can be > > > dangerous, but this is only temporary ) > > > >Sounds to me as if you network card(s) aren't configured. Check out > >the FAQ: > >http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=1418&group_id=13751 > > > >other FAQ's explain the configuration of LEAF in detail. These docs > >are quite complete. Charles S's site will have any modules you might > >need if they are not on the disk itself. > > > > > > > 3. and finally, how would i go about setting up ipchains to allow > > > trafic from inside to outside on certain ports and ip addresses? > > > >This is setup for you automagically in Dachstein. You shouldn't need > >to change anything for this to happen if your hardware is setup > >properly. > > > > > >The following FAQ explains any information to help you get some > >useful information to us if the relevent FAQ's don't get you going. > > http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=1891&group_id=13751 > > > > > i am using the latest version of the dachstein image > > > > > >I hope this helps, > >-- > > > >~Lynn Avants > >aka Guitarlynn > > > >guitarlynn at users.sourceforge.net > >http://leaf.sourceforge.net > > > >If linux isn't the answer, you've probably got the wrong question! > > > > antken > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > Leaf-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
