With ip_nat_irc you should not have to set up port forward for any of your irc clients. Have you tried running tcpdump to see where it stalls? Also perhaps posting your iptables rules would help.
Cheers, Scott -- Scott Ragen Support Manager/IT Administrator Roadtech Systems www.roadtech.com.au PH: +61 2 9807 3516 FAX: +61 2 9808 5294 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 09-12-2003 10:24:59 PM: > hi all, I'm having some problems with dcc direct client conection. > I have a box running smoothwall and the ip_nat_irc module is loaded. > my problem is, > I'm getting conflicting reports on how I should do things. > > one person's telling me to set up a forward rule, for each of my irc > clients, and another is telling me to leave well enough alone. > the thing is, I can't initiate a file transfer to anybody on one irc > network yet on the smoothwall irc network where I go to ask most of my > smoothwall questions, I have no problems initiating file transfers > there. > I need to inlist the aid of an iptables guru or someone that knows more > about nat than I do. > thanks in advance. > > -- > Shaun Oliver > > > "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person." > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WEB: http://blindman.homelinux.org/ > IRC: irc.awesomechat.net:6666 > IRCNICK: blindman > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
