Thanks for your reply. Strangely enough I've insmod in everything you have on your list and I still get an error when I try -j MASQUERADE. I guess I will try Google and see what i can find.
Elvis On Wednesday 19 March 2003 09:33 pm, Joshua J. Berry wrote: > Yeah...the MASQUERADE is the essential part. Here's an lsmod list from my > system (I have a setup similar to yours, except I have a WAP that's acting > as a dumb switch). > > What you probably want to look at are things like ipt_MASQUERADE and > ipt_state. > > Good luck. > > Module Size Used by Tainted: P > ipsec 146944 2 > isofs 26420 0 (autoclean) > zlib_inflate 18852 0 (autoclean) [isofs] > nfsd 48872 0 (autoclean) > lockd 38768 0 (autoclean) [nfsd] > sunrpc 66620 0 (autoclean) [nfsd lockd] > ipt_MASQUERADE 1368 1 (autoclean) > ipt_REJECT 3000 1 (autoclean) > ipt_state 568 1 (autoclean) > ipt_LOG 3384 1 (autoclean) > ppp_async 7744 1 > rtc 6908 0 (autoclean) > ipt_multiport 696 0 (unused) > ipt_limit 888 0 (unused) > ipt_mac 664 0 (unused) > ip_conntrack_irc 3024 1 (autoclean) > ip_nat_irc 2480 0 (unused) > ip_conntrack_ftp 4144 1 (autoclean) > ip_nat_ftp 3152 0 (unused) > iptable_filter 1740 1 > iptable_nat 15864 3 [ipt_MASQUERADE ip_nat_irc ip_nat_ftp] > ip_conntrack 19360 4 [ipt_MASQUERADE ipt_state > ip_conntrack_irc ip_nat_irc ip_conntrack_ftp ip_nat_ftp iptable_nat] > ip_tables 12152 11 [ipt_MASQUERADE ipt_REJECT ipt_state > ipt_LOG ipt_multiport ipt_limit ipt_mac iptable_filter iptable_nat] > pppoe 8172 0 (unused) > pppox 1144 1 [pppoe] > ppp_generic 17436 3 [ppp_async pppoe pppox] > slhc 5264 0 [ppp_generic] > lp 7040 0 > parport_pc 16004 1 > parport 26592 1 [lp parport_pc] > sr_mod 14424 0 > sg 28684 0 > ide-scsi 8848 0 > scsi_mod 87284 3 [sr_mod sg ide-scsi] > keybdev 2144 0 (unused) > mousedev 4340 0 (unused) > hid 14120 0 (unused) > usbcore 40512 0 [hid] > input 3616 0 [keybdev mousedev hid] > emu10k1 62472 1 > ac97_codec 11144 0 [emu10k1] > sound 59284 0 [emu10k1] > soundcore 3908 7 [emu10k1 sound] > 8139too 15144 1 > mii 2528 0 [8139too] > 3c59x 27888 1 > NVdriver 1067040 10 > agpgart 24808 0 > raid1 13420 2 > raid0 3208 3 > md 48032 9 [raid1 raid0] > > On Wednesday 19 March 2003 18:08, Elvis Dieguez wrote: > > I 've set up a wireless network at home but I am having the following > > problem: I can ping all the computers on the internal network but i > > cannot connect to computers outside the network. It seems that the > > computer that is supposed to act at the router is not doing its job. I > > would appreciate step-by-step instructions from anyone who has succeeded. > > I am using Orinoco PCMCIA cards operating in Ad-Hoc mode. I've compiled > > in iptables as a module (everything was compiled in under the iptables > > heading as a module) on the router. > > > > Strangely, when I try: > > iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE > > I get an error: > > iptables: Invalid argument > > due to the '-j MASQUERADE' term. Below are some outputs that might be > > useful. > > > > > > > > BASE STATION (some IPs have been removed for posting) > > > > ==== networks.opts ==== > > *,*,*,00:02:2D:8B:29:BD) > > # WiFi card > > IPADDR="192.168.1.11" > > NETMASK="255.255.255.0" > > ;; > > > > *,*,*,00:09:5B:07:82:34) > > # 10base-T Ethernet card > > IPADDR="xx.xx.xxx.xxx" > > NETMASK="255.255.255.0" > > GATEWAY="xx.xx.xxx.x" > > ;; > > > > esac > > > > ==== wireless.opts ==== > > case "$ADDRESS" in > > *,*,*,*) > > INFO="My 802.11b Network Settings" > > ESSID="XXXX XXXX" > > MODE="Ad-Hoc" > > RATE="auto" > > KEY="s:XXXX" > > ;; > > esac > > > > > > legolas root # lsmod > > Module Size Used by Not tainted > > orinoco_cs 5012 1 > > orinoco 42444 0 [orinoco_cs] > > hermes 6532 0 [orinoco_cs orinoco] > > ds 7464 1 [orinoco_cs] > > i82365 41664 1 > > pcmcia_core 47808 0 [orinoco_cs ds i82365] > > ipt_MASQUERADE 1560 0 (autoclean) > > iptable_nat 19932 1 (autoclean) [ipt_MASQUERADE] > > ip_conntrack 26056 1 (autoclean) [ipt_MASQUERADE > > iptable_nat] iptable_filter 1740 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > ip_tables 13688 5 [ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_nat > > iptable_filter] ide-cd 33292 0 (autoclean) > > sr_mod 16312 0 (autoclean) (unused) > > scsi_mod 96692 1 (autoclean) [sr_mod] > > cdrom 33280 0 (autoclean) [ide-cd sr_mod] > > rtc 8220 0 (autoclean) > > usbcore 74720 1 > > natsemi 17888 1 > > > > > > legolas root # cat /root/scripts/set_router.sh > > iptables -F > > iptables -t nat -F > > iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT > > iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT > > iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT > > iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list