Okay, I have tried for a while now to get firewalling to work properly 
with linuxconf installed on a machine that I use as a 
modem/internet-access/router.

This is on a RedHat 5.2 system, by the way.

I used to simply initiate a ppp connection, set the firewalling rules in 
my rc.local file, and forget about it - the system would route traffic 
happily.

The firewalling rules I set up were:

ipfwadm -F -p deny
ipfwadm -F -a m -S 192.168.100.0/24 -D 0.0.0.0/0

After installation of linuxconf 1.13r4, this no longer works.

I enabled the dialout module in linuxconf, and can enable a ppp 
connection manually - but whether I set up firewalling rules in 
linuxconf, or disable them and set them manually, routing doesn't seem to 
work at all.

This situation is complicated if I enable the on-demand dialout 
functionality, as then the whole diald layer with the sl0 interface comes 
into play.

I *DO* get the DNS resolved, but mostly because (I believe) my clients 
just look up the information from the local linuxbox' DNS - which does 
seem to work fine (tested connectivity and default route, since I can 
surf on the linuxbox locally).

So, if ANYONE has run into this problem before, and knows a solution 
(preferably a guide through proper configurations for the various 
linuxconf modules, since I'm *NOT* an expert at this.)

Jacques has tried to help me via e-mail, and explain the basic concepts 
involved - I do grasp the concepts, and I tried for a good week so far to 
make this work, and figure it out, but at this point I need some help.

Mostly, when this is done, I do intend to put together a FAQ/HOWTo for 
linxuconf since I am sure to to not be the only person with these kind of 
issues.

Any help is appreciated.

Harry

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