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Hello,

    Okay, I don't have any ipmasqadm... should it be like that? Might be
because I am using a pretty old version of Linux.
    Any way to do it with ipchains?

    Also - any ideas on how to write ip masq modules for supporting apps?

Thanks,
Shay.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fuzzy Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Shay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: ipchains


> Shay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > ipchains -A forward -p udp -s 62.0.92.60 2091 -d 192.168.1.4 2091
>
> This does not *cause* traffic to be forwarded to the internal machine.
> Instead, it *allows* traffic to be forwarded to that machine.  However,
> since it is very unlikely that a machine on the external net would try
> to send packets to your ipmasq gateway and tell it to forward the packet
> to 192.168.1.4, you will find that this rule never triggers.
>
> Instead, follow John's advice and use "ipmasqadm portfw", which will
> cause the traffic to be forwarded.  Note well that if you run a tight
> firewall, you will need to add rules to allow the traffic, as well.
>
> --
>    [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Fuzzy Fox)     || "Good judgment comes from
experience.
> sometimes known as David DeSimone  ||  Experience comes from bad
judgment."

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