Stan Koper wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I just picked up a copy of SuSE 6.0 (I'm using 5.3 at the moment), and
> reading through the manual, I didn't see a section (or any reference in the
> index) on Firewall and Masquerade. Given that a lot of people are using
> Linux on a 486 box for internet access for a LAN, how come no instructions?
>
Neither in the german version. ;-( But, look into the docs on CD. The
"old" 5.3 Article might be theresomewhere. (I�ll go looking for it
today, since I am working on the same thing) There are changes with the
2.2.x Kernels, ipfwadm has changed to something I don�t remember. ;-)
> Should I make copies of files like rc.config, hosts, etc., before
> attempting to upgrade? I figure I'd better write down the IRQ and
> interrupts for my two ethernet cards for sure.
>
definately. save your home directorys, /etc, and if you made changes to
your boot files also /sbin/init.d. Anything in /usr/local/bin?
I had a big crash recently and learned a lesson. ;-))
Updating won�t kill your stuff, but create *.rpmsave *.rpmorig files.
It�s helpful if you know what�s been changed before.
Juergen
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