Make sure u r able to resolve names from client PCs. echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
/sbin/iptables --flush /sbin/iptables --table nat --flush /sbin/iptables --delete-chain /sbin/iptables --table nat --delete-chain /sbin/iptables --table nat --append POSTROUTING --out-interface ppp0 -j MASQUERADE /sbin/iptables --append FORWARD --in-interface eth0 -j ACCEPT U can specify as ppp0 default gateway when conneted in your dial up settings. From: "Jiju Thomas Mathew" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Does any one know how I can manipulate the IPTABLES to provide seamless > connection for yahoo messengers? My linux box is running RH 8.0 and sits > between an ADSL (cable) modem and a DLink 24 port switch. Messengers are > now connecting through http proxy. previously this box was running RH 6.2 > and the ipchains -P forward -j MASQ would enable this. But I cannot make > IPTables understand this. And my major problem is that they frequently use > dialup and what I have done is rewrite the default gateway whenever the > dialup is connected (ip-up.local) and rewrite the gateway on > disconnection(ip-down.local), so I will need the ip forwarding to work in > this condition too. I am not bothered about the security since the ISP has > blocked all service ports in their firewall side, so I am pretty sure that > no one can even run a port scan on the said machine. > > > Shekhar: your squid config worked like charm but i added the cache dir > statement also and made the cache 500MB. thanks > > jiju ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
