On Monday, 2003-01-06 at 18:14:17 -0600, Madampatti Uday-UMADAMP1 wrote:
> I have setup NAT ( using IPFILTER ) on a unix machine to act as a firewall
> between a 
> networkA and networkB. The idea is to prevent the machines from the networkA

> to logging into the  networkB but machines from networkB should be able to
> login
> into networkA. 

> NETWORKA   -------- MACHINE [ NAT using ipfilter installed ] --------
> NETWORKB
> (unix)
> ( unix , PC )

> WHen I try to telnet from a unix or PC from networkB to unix box on networkA
> it works. 

> Case 1:But when i try to launch an  xterm on the telnetted window ( from
> network B to Network A )
> it says  it cannot open display. ( Note :I have set  a display )

> Case 2 :When i try to exceed to a unix box ( on networkA ) from networkB it
> just
> hangs.

> Has anyone seen this problem . Any help is appreciated.

This is not a problem, it's a feature ;-)

You are preventing X connections (port 6000 and up) to reach your
machine. Both by firewalling and by NATting.

Unless you use SSH tunneling, there is no way for the X connection to
reach back to the machine you telnet from.

So either you want connections from B to A or you don't ;-)

Lupe Christoph
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