Hi Tango, What you want is no problem. This is called static routing (you could use a routing protocol but that's a little much for your network). I don't remember if MNF 8.2 has the "static routes" section that will be present in MNF2, but you can certainly do it from the shell. Just SSH to your box and, as root, type:
# route add -net 222.0.0.0/8 10.10.10.1
And your firewall will route any packets it gets that are destined for anything
222.x.x.x to 10.10.10.1.
However, keep in mind that this route will disappear as soon as you reboot the
machine. You'll have to put that command somewhere in your startup scripts. I think
Mandrake has a particular file somewhere in /etc/sysconfig/network that you can place
static routes, but I'm not sure where (little help from anyone would be appreciated).
Of course, make sure that you have firewall rules/policies that allow this traffic.
You can also do:
# route -n
to see all the routes on your box to confirm that your static route is there.
Sorry there's not a nice GUI way to do this (although I think Webmin has this feature
if you want to load it on your MNF), but it is present in the MNF2 alpha ISO I'm
banging on.
Good luck! I check the list frequently so don't hesistate to post back if you need
more help, since you seem to be in a bit of a jam :)
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TE> I don't know if this will be possible, but I urgently
TE> need a solution - so tell me what you guys think...
TE> {PC1}
TE> [192.168.0.5]
TE> IF1-[192.168.0.5]--[LAN]--[MNF 192.168.0.1 -> Inet]
TE> IF2-[10.10.10.5]---[GW/ROUTER 10.10.10.1 -> 222.x.x.x]
TE> Lets say PC1 wants to go to 222.0.0.5. The query is
TE> sent to 192.168.0.1 but returned unknown...
TE> Is there a way to make the MNF box to tell PC1 that if
TE> it is looking for a 222.x.x.x address it needs to go
TE> to the 10.x.x.x gateway on IF2? Or can routers only
TE> route to networks to which they are directly attached?
TE> Hope this makes sense. Thanks in advance.
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