This is what I used as a starting place... it has a lot of good info on ipfowarding and firewalling. It is redhat centric but the info is good for most linux's http://rlz.ne.mediaone.net/linux/faq/index3.shtml ----- Original Message ----- From: Benjamin Vera-Tudela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 27, 1999 11:34 AM Subject: IP forwarding? masquerading? >Hi folks ... I have a question ... I got a linux box that acts as my >server, has a modem (sorry, no RR yet!!!) and another linux box which >serves as my powerful workstation. they are connected via 10B/T (direct >link) and I will eventually be getting cable modem on my server. however, >in the meantime, I would like to be able to connect my server to UT via >dialup (I can do this right now) and be able to use netscape or telnet or >any other networking services on my workstation. How can I configure both >systems to be able to do this? I am aware of some terminology such as IP >forwarding (which my linux boxes turn off during startup, so I need to >know how to turn it on) and other terms such as masquerading, which I have >no clue how to play with. Can anybody let me know the steps to have my >server forward IP packets to my workstation? Thanks!!! > >Benjamin S. Vera-Tudela >Computer Sciences Dept., UT Austin >http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/mrbenji > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Send administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
