"Robert C. Paulsen, Jr." wrote:
> Jim Adams wrote:
> >
> > Being a relative neophyte here come the silly question(s). I promise not
> > to be a constant pest, just wanna' learn.
> > My current linux kernel is 2.2.9. What would be the best and easiest to
> > install version of diald? I have noticed that the newer versions aren't
> > available as an (don't leave) RPM. I likr RPMs because if I mess
> > something up it is relatively easy to remove it.
diald has a very small footprint. Get the source tarball, unpack it and have a
look inside the Makefile, at the "install" target. There are only half a dozen
files that get installed. Make a list of them and uninstalling diald is just a
matter of removing those files plus any connect scripts you write yourself.
> I woould like to be able
> > to use my linux box as a gateway to the outside using ipfwadm, masq, and
> > diald. Anyone care to throw in their $.02 worth?
This is trivial on SuSE 6.1 though I haven't used Red Hat since 5.0 blew up in
my face. Unfortunately for Red Hat users the SuSE firewall and masquerade
packages are quite tightly integrated with the SuSE configuration script and
boot script organization.
NB. Since you have a 2.2 kernel you should be using ipchains, not ipfwadm.
ipchains is much simpler to use IMO, it has a lovely clean design. I think you
need to enable support for it in your kernel configuration though.
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