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On Fri, 2002-01-04 at 15:16, Mike Holloway wrote:
> Has anyone else gotten IP MASQ'ing working with Red Hat 7.2?

Yep, wrote a script for it too.

> What do I need to configure now to get IP Masquerade working with this 
> linux box, and one lone Win98 machine?

Not a problem.

> What are the best sources of cookbook steps to follow for the new 2.4 
> kernel in RH 7.2?

Go to http://www.asgardsrealm.net/linux/firewall.  Download my script
and follow the instructions.

> Does the kernel in the Red Hat 7.2 distribution need to be recompiled?

Nope.

> Can I get configuration files from someone with nearly the same setup?

Script has everything you need.  I wrote it for RH 7.2.

> Is it necessary to setup routing tables?  

Not normally.

> My previous attempts to do this 
> all resulted in a "Netmask doesn't match IP address" error.  I'm using the 
> 192.168.0.X addresses, and 255.255.255.0 netmask.

Those match just fine.  Using them at a few different sites I maintain.

> And, BTW, the 
> necessity of having a hub or a crossover cable should really be mentioned 
> in the IP MASQ Howto.

Nope, the HOWTO assumes basic networking knowledge.


> Interpretation and guess work are necessary.  Setting up Win98 
> to be the internal machine seems straight forward enough, but when I've 
> done my best to follow the directions for configuring both the linux box 
> and the Win98 machine I can't get a ping from either one.

Can you communicate between the machines without any iptables
configuration in place (this includes RH's default firewall settings).


Jamin W. Collins

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