David A. Ranch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> First, I'm happy to announce that I am teaming up with Ambrose Au
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> to both help maintain and contribute
This is good news; good documentation is always welcome. :)
> What would you like to see changed/added/deleted/etc to both the WWW
> page and the HOWTO?
I think it would be good to add more information on testing, i.e. how to
demonstrate that the masq is working, and what to do when some of the
tests fail. I see too many people using "ping" to try and test their IP
connectivity, when most folks turn off ICMP masquerading.
I also see a lot of people enabling AUTOFW, PORTFW, and TRANS_PROXY,
when these are likely features that they will never make use of. I
could probably write a section on kernel configuration. :)
> So far, I have the following ideas slated:
> - additional 2.1.x and IPCHAINS info
This is good, though I sense that most of the folks on this list are 2.0
users. Still, 2.1 keeps getting better and better ( so they say). :)
> - Strong emphasis to NOT use the -W or -V parameters initially
> for new MASQ users
I am told that it is good to use the -W option, for security reasons; I
think it just needs to be made clear what the meaning of that option is.
> - Re-org the WWW page to REMOVE a lot of the old < 2.0.29 kernel
> news to another subpage. This is confusing.
I agree.
> - Possible tutorial on the IPFWADM Dot File Generator and/or
> the use of Mason for IPFWADM rulesets?
I have never used theses; so I cannot comment. I don't find the ipfwadm
rules all that confusing, but then, I've been doing networks for some
time now, so netmasks do not frighten me. :)
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