Greetings all, I am a newbie to Linux and an even newbier to the group:
I am setting up a linux box to act as a gateway to the
internet for a private LAN (nothing new here). But, I
am having problems getting it to work and don't know
where to go next. My most recent problem:
I can't get the LAN computers to ping anything beyond
the linux box.
Current status:
o Linux box has a local IP address on the LAN.
o Linux box successfully connects to Internet via
dial-up using pppd.
(has an IP dynamically assigned, ISP has static)
o LAN box can ping Linux.
o LAN can ping Linux IP from ISP.
o Linux can ping world.
What's been done (I've been using RedHat Linux Secrets 2nd Edition for
most of this, HOWTOs for the rest):
On the Linux box:
- IP forwarding and masquerading have been turned ON
via make config. (i have maybe 85-90% confidence
that this portion was done correctly)
- route add default gw "ISP's address"
- ipfwadm to setup forwarding for my LAN
- /etc/hosts.allow setup for my LAN
On the LAN side:
- Set the Linux box's local IP address as the Gateway.
Acording to all the documentation that I've found so far, it seems
like things should be working. I am at a lost and getting frustrated.
thanks for any and all help
tony so aka. linux newbie
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