Did you configure your Windows machines to use the proper DNS server? You either need to have a DNS server running on your firewall/router, for the Windows machines to query, or you have to configure your Windows machines to query your ISP's DNS server(s).
On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I did a minimal install of 7.2 on a machine to act as a router and > firwall and router. I used up2date and have everything current so the > internet connection works. I can ping the isp dns ipaddress from both > linux and windows computers but I can not use internet explorer or > netscape to view websites neither can find the server. Also fetchmail > gives a DNS error message about not finding pop.earthlink.net. I have > the nameserver in the /etc/resolv.conf files. I have forwarding turned > on and this is my ipchains file on the firewall. > # Firewall configuration written by lokkit > # Manual customization of this file is not recommended. > # Note: ifup-post will punch the current nameservers through the > # firewall; such entries will *not* be listed here. > :input ACCEPT > :forward ACCEPT > :output ACCEPT > -A input -s 0/0 -d 0/0 -i lo -j ACCEPT > -A input -s 207.69.188.185 53 -d 0/0 -p udp -j ACCEPT > -A input -s 207.69.188.186 53 -d 0/0 -p udp -j ACCEPT > -A input -s 207.69.188.187 53 -d 0/0 -p udp -j ACCEPT > -A input -s 0/0 -d 0/0 -p tcp -y -j REJECT > -A input -s 0/0 -d 0/0 -p udp -j REJECT > #enable simple IP forwarding and Masqurading > -P forward DENY > -A forward -i ppp0 -s 192.168.1.1/32 -j MASQ > -A forward -i ppp0 -s 192.168.1.2/32 -j MASQ > -A forward -i ppp0 -s 192.168.1.6/32 -j MASQ > -A forward -i ppp0 -s 192.168.1.8/32 -j MASQ > -A forward -i ppp0 -s 192.168.1.9/32 -j MASQ > > Does anyone have any idea what I need to do to get this setup to work? > Thanks > Linda Hanigan > > > > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
