SNIP > > I did an "iptables -L" in su console to check everything is ALLOWed, after > uninstalling the firewall for now to regain some control, restarted the > samba server, rebooted the laptop (stupid thing!) and still samba isn't > working. I also now have no ftp access to this box from any other machine > on the LAN. This is the point I start to lose my temper with linux. You > think you have uninstalled everything, get a reply that all traffic > restrictions have been lifted to flow again, even rebooted and still you > can't stop something that manages to cause failure of previously working > functions, and not know what is causing it. > > I need some light shed on this problem coz I'm close to giving up after > double-figured re-installs. > > Regards > magnet
If shorewall is removed completely, then your IP masquerading will not be configured and you will not be able to get out from your local network to the Internet. (Unless you set it up by hand) Maybe you would be happier with a GUI based Firewall like firestarter (for KDE) or guarddog(for Gnome) (both available in Contrib)) Firestarter is quite nice. It is very similar to zonealarm in Windows. You should also check your security level. If it is too high you will have all sorts of difficulty. derek
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