hey thankx fo all the replies, i tried the following in order echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward /sbin/ipfwadm -F -p deny
i get the following error: ipfwadm: setsockopt failed: Protocol not available. just so you have some background, i am running debian 2.1 w/ 2.0.38 kernel, never recompiled since install. running dhcp service and have my route table setup as follows: 255.255.255.255 * 255.255.255.255 eth1 localnet * 255.255.255.0 eth0 192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 eth1 127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 lo default adsl 0.0.0.0 eth0 i have done this before w/ ipchians on a 2.2 kernel, but just want to remember how to do it w/ 2.0 thankx foe your help ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Nick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 9:21 PM Subject: Re: ipfwadm > Sorry I answered your question but not as > clearly as I could have. > > You should execute the command I mentionned > before the others (that you mentionned). Maybe you > want to put them all in a script. > > You don't need to recompile the kernel. > At least, not inorder to use ip masquerading. > >
