On 3/28/2014 1:10 AM, Angela Williams wrote: > Hi! > > On 27/03/2014 20:54, Tom Eastep wrote: >> On 3/27/2014 10:54 AM, Angela Williams wrote: >>> Hi Tom! >>> >>> On 27/03/2014 19:02, Tom Eastep wrote: >>>> On 3/27/2014 8:53 AM, Angela Williams wrote: >>>>> Hi All! >>>>> I've no hit the same problem I hit quite some time back in trying to >>>>> replace a rather limited script based iptables rule generator. Now I >>>>> have no option really. The customer now has add a nice new 5M fibre >>>>> connection to supplement the existing 1< leased line as well as an adsl >>>>> link that is only for emergencies! >>>>> >>>>> Okay! The Problem! There are a few staff members the need to use a >>>>> standard M$ PPiP vpn to connect to their biggest and almost only >>>>> customers tracking system. I know the ideal is to set it up on the >>>>> firewall but that will be a future project! Right now I need to get it >>>>> working! I ran a tcpdump on the old script based system and the tcp 1723 >>>>> and GRE packets just hapily fly back and forth! >>>>> Stopped the old service and started shorewall. Another tcpdump showed no >>>>> GRE packets being masq'd out. I can rule out anything with the kernel as >>>>> that is the same for both firewall generators! >>>>> >>>>> Maybe it's just me misreading or misunderstanding the docs! >>>>> Or maybe I just need my bum kicked! >>>>> >>>>> I have bziped up the shorewall dump and it is attached as ross.dump.bz2/ >>>> >>>> Hi Ang, >>>> >>>> Unfortunately, this dump shows no active connections using tcp port 1723 >>>> or GRE. Can you capture one that demonstrates the issue? >>> >>> Me's just a bit flustered! Not thinking straight! >>> >>> This might just be a tad better! ross1.dump.bz2 attached! >> >> It doesn't look as though you have any of the helpers enabled. Try >> setting AUTOHELPERS=Yes in shorewall.conf. > > The pptp and gre helpers are built into the kernel. The old script > generated rirewall works just fine. > In the meantime I'm going to get pptp setup on the server. At leastthe > customer almost completely at 1239 today so I have time to test and not > affect the staff!
What is the setting of /proc/sys/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper? -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ When I die, I want to go like my Grandfather who Shoreline, \ died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like Washington, USA \ all of the passengers in his car http://shorewall.net \________________________________________________
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