On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 08:10:58PM -0600, Kathy Wills wrote: > I am using Mandrake 9.0 my kernel is 2.4.19-24mdk. I'm using iptables. > My Mandrake box connects to the internet through ppp0 connection to > Windows ME is through a hub using eth0. I downloaded the script from > asgardsrealm.net I made the edits to the firewall.conf and placed it > in saved it to /etc/firewall.conf. The firewall script was copied to > /etc/init.d as per instructions that came with the packet. I can ping > the ME box using either name or IP address and vice versa. The ME box > still cannot access the internet nor ping an external location. My > husband is getting very frustrated. The ip_forward file is set to 1. > FORWARD_IPV4=true. i
Looks good so far. > For some reason, my gateway keeps getting set to 0.0.0.0 The gateway on which machine (Linux or Win ME)? > when my gateway should be dynamic based on what my isp gives me when I > am connected. What else do I need to do to get this working. Assuming that the Linux box is properly connected to the Internet and the connection is functional, the Win ME box needs to be configured to use the Linux box as it's default gateway. -- Jamin W. Collins