> Hi,
>
> I have a linux(6.1) running on a i686 with two network cards. I would
> like this machine to act as a firewall for my network. I have subnet of
> valid IPs and would like to allow traffic both ways. On the linux box
> the eth0 is connected to the internet and eth1 is connected to local
> LAN. I used IP-Chains to setup the firewall rules and also enabled
> IP-Forwarding. But I am unsuccessful in allowing traffic to the servers
> inside the LAN and browsing the internet through local LAN is possible
> only if I use MASQERADING. Could any one help me with this setup.
>
Use MASQUERADING, only if one interface of your firewall have a valid IP,
and the other an internal IP such as 10.x.x.x or 192.168.x.x or (172.16.x.x
to 172.31.x.x) otherwise, you don't need to masquerade.
Eduardo
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