My setup: Modem -> Firewall/server computer -> Ethernet switch -> Main computer
The firewall/server computer has Shorewall (firewall), DNSMasq, DHCP3 Server, and SSH. I'm trying to troubleshoot why I'm unable to connect to my network from another location by using SSH. But that's not the subject of this post. This problem is what led me to try stopping the Shorewall firewall. When I stop the Shorewall firewall, I'm unable to connect to the Internet from the main computer. However, I'm still able to connect to the Internet from the firewall/server computer. (I'm able to ping yahoo.com from the firewall/server computer with 0% packet loss. However, when I try to ping yahoo.com from the main computer, I get 100% packet loss.) When I start the Shorewall firewall, the main computer's Internet access is restored. What's going on? How can turning OFF a firewall block Internet access? I thought that the purpose of a firewall is to BLOCK connections, not MAKE connections. -- Jason Hsu <jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110303220800.80cd98ce.jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com
