Sorry about forgetting my configuration. I use verizon dsl which is connected to my netgear router which connects to 2 machines, a windows 98 machine and a linux machine.
----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:49 PM Subject: Re: linux firewall > On Tue, 2003-07-08 at 17:29, John Salamone wrote: > > Is it possible for linux' firewall to prevent me from printing from my linux machine to a windows 98 machine which hosts my printer? If so, what do I need to do to solve this problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks!! > > Possible? Depends on the network configuration, which you failed to > provide (general note to everyone: answers to networking questions are > often dependent on network architecture; please post details). > > First question: you refer to Linux in two contexts, one as a firewall > and one as 'my linux machine'. Are these in fact one machine? > > Second question: If they are one machine, what are the firewall rules? > (do iptables -n -L and post the output; obfuscate IP addresses if > paranoid). If the firewall you refer to is the same as 'my linux > machine' then the answer to the question of interference with printing > is contained in the rule set. The solution would then be to modify > the rule set appropriately. > > Third question: If they are not one machine, does the Linux firewall > sit between the Win98 print server and 'my linux machine'? If not, > then the firewall cannot interfere with printing. If yes, the likely > it interferes. That leads to .... > > Fourth question: If firewall is a separate box separating Win98 pserver > and 'my linux machine' then what is the firewall rule set in place > on the firewall? Need to know in order to see why printing is blocked > ... > > - rick warner > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
