On Saturday 16 November 2002 11:33, billy jacobs wrote:
> OK, what I thought would be a simple autofw problem turns out to be
> much more in-depth than I thought it would be.  My slip up is that I
> assumed that I could forward based on the source port, and not the
> destination.

So your attempting to forward an internal port to an external box. Hmmm,
I can't say that this could actually work behind NAT. In all reality,
many applications require use of specific application module in order
to work with NAT. I don't know of one available for the PS2, but this
would be your best bet in your situation.

> You are absolutely correct -- I am "plowing new ground" here, because
> there is very limited information on exactly how this service works. 
> From all the documentation I found on the web (almost all from
> end-users), they are all using linksys routers (or similar devices),
> and their end-all answer is to "put it on the DMZ".  I was trying to
> avoid setting up any kind of DMZ setup off my router.  The only
> IP-specific (and not router model specific) information I have found
> is to simply forward 6000-6999/udp to the PS2.  Of course, they never
> mention if thats a source port or destination port, but going by the
> tcpdump trace, I can only assume its a source 6000-6999/udp. Again,
> lack of techincal specifics on how this service works is holding me
> back.

Linksys routers allow a lot more services/traffic across them than any
of the default LEAF firewall systems do. Likely this is one of them.


> It sounds like I will have to take this discussion off-line and do
> some research on my own.  I appreciate all the help and explanations
> you guys have given.

The help is no problem, I wish I knew more about this service so I could
be more help. Google may be the best help for information at this time
since I'm sure others have run into this.... and hopefully found a fix.


> Looking at your tcpdump output, Lynn's earlier reference to UDP port
> 4 was simply a slip of the tongue (or, more apt, the fingers). The 4
> in your listings is the packet length, not the source or destination
> port.

Yes, that was a slip.... I should really have had a clearer head when
reading logs! Thx Ray,  ;-)
-- 

~Lynn Avants
aka Guitarlynn

guitarlynn at users.sourceforge.net
http://leaf.sourceforge.net

If linux isn't the answer, you've probably got the wrong question!


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