/* HINT: Search archives @ http://www.indyramp.com/masq/ before posting! /* ALSO: Don't quote this header. It makes you look lame :-) */ I'm no newbie, but this problem has me stumped. I'm using Mandrake 7.0 as a masq server. A cable modem is attached to eth0 and a private Lan is attached to eth1. I also have a modem ppp0 that is still available if required. If I dial out on ppp0, everything works fine. Masq works, my clients go though the firewall etc. If I then hang up the phone, everything still works fine. I can masq though the cable modem without any problems. So I know that the firewall and the client machines and the network cards are all working fine. Now when I reboot the system, or restart networking, nothing works. No DNS, I can't ping the cable provider's DNS server -- everythign is shutdown. Until I dial out using ppp0 and then hang-up! If I do ifconfig, it reports an IP address for all the interfaces, yet nothing gets forwarded unless I dial ppp0 first. I'm using dhcpcd. I assume my problem has something to do with grabbing the IP address, but I don't know what is going on. I don't think my IP address is changing between network restarts, and that is what is causing problems for dhcpcd and masq. I've tried simple rc.firewall scripts, and I'm currently using PM firewall (latest version). They should be grabbing the IP address. Anyway, I'd like to cancel my old dialup ISP and save some bucks, but I don't dare, until I can be sure that I can start masqing on the server. Can anyone help? gary _______________________________________________ Masq maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Admin requests can be handled at http://www.indyramp.com/masq-list/ -- THIS INCLUDES UNSUBSCRIBING! or email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE read the HOWTO and search the archives before posting. You can start your search at http://www.indyramp.com/masq/ Please keep general linux/unix/pc/internet questions off the list.
