Re: Renew of dynamic IP address with cable modem connection

2002-08-20 Thread Sim
But He wrote: "I have a /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall script used to set the IPTABLE ruleset, and it should be run every time I receive a new IP address" So He`s using rc.firewall script... But like the others wrote - it`s easier to do the reference to interfaces rather than to IPs Regards Szymon

Re: Renew of dynamic IP address with cable modem connection

2002-08-19 Thread Edward Dekkers
> Um, not everyone used an rc.firewall script. I don't. I use the iptables > init script. And I suspect he's having the same problem I have whenever my IP > changes. Unless you're using an actual script to extract the IP, there's no > other way to tell iptables WHAT it is. The iptables in

Re: Renew of dynamic IP address with cable modem connection

2002-08-19 Thread Ashley M. Kirchner
Sim wrote: > 1. First - you have to get your assigned IP number ... you can do it by > "extracting" it from ifconfig message - after connecting to PPP server. > Practically you can achieve this by adding following line to your > rc.firewall script: Um, not everyone used an rc.firewall script

Re: Renew of dynamic IP address with cable modem connection

2002-08-19 Thread Sim
Correct me everyone if I`m wrong: 1. First - you have to get your assigned IP number ... you can do it by "extracting" it from ifconfig message - after connecting to PPP server. Practically you can achieve this by adding following line to your rc.firewall script: extip="`/sbin/ifconfig ppp0 | gr

Re: Renew of dynamic IP address with cable modem connection

2002-08-19 Thread Anthony E. Greene
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 19-Aug-2002/18:03 -0300, Jose Romildo Malaquias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I connect to the internet with a cable modem using the PPPoE >protocol. I am in the process of configuring IP Masquerading >in my internal network, using my Red Hat Linux 7

Re: Renew of dynamic IP address with cable modem connection

2002-08-19 Thread Mike Burger
If you are only getting one IP address at a time, then you're better off just referencing the outside interface (ppp0, I believe, for PPPoE) you rules, instead of the IP address. I'm running off of a cable modem, too, but mine is straight DHCP. Still, by only referencing the interface, and no

Renew of dynamic IP address with cable modem connection

2002-08-19 Thread Jose Romildo Malaquias
Hello. I connect to the internet with a cable modem using the PPPoE protocol. I am in the process of configuring IP Masquerading in my internal network, using my Red Hat Linux 7.3 box as the gateway (IP MASQ server). I am following the IP Masquerading HOWTO, but I am having some difficult in sett