Re: IP Masq, ipchains, ip alias & 2.1.125

Neil Cherry (ncherry@home.net)
Tue, 03 Nov 1998 21:16:51 -0500

menion wrote:
>
> the start up scripts have been giving me fits (netstat is real
> > ugly until I down the interfaces and add the default route).
> >
> > Now here is where I'm having the problems:
> > dmc()$ /sbin/ipchains -L -M
> > IP masquerading entries
> > ipchains: Incompatible with this kernel
> >
> > Also if I do the following:
> >
> > ifconfig eth1:1 inet 138.170.138.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast
> > 255.255.255.o up
> >
> > No eth1:1, although gated adds it to it's tables according to syslogd.
> > The reason I posted here is that the above worked under 2.1.125 SMP (but
> > not the ipchains). Have I done something wrong? The ipchains is
> > version 1.3.6
> >
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> Niel,
>
> I would turn on Advanced Router, and some other options. I can send you
> what I use if you want. I use FAST NAT, and everything because the
> throughput is a second only to God for me... *evil grin* [well... maybe
> my wife too =)]. It provides the best masqing that I have ever used.
> And the Easiest. But I would double check ifconfig using an explicit
> command: i.e. ifconfig eth1:1
>
> Also, make sure that you have the net-tools update: (absoulte must)
> ftp://ftp.cs-ipv6.lancs.ac.uk/pub/Code/Linux/Net_Tools/

I have the latest 1.46 net-tools.

BTW Thanks I did the ifconfig eth1:1 and it's there! Thanks. I'll turn on
the other options and see what happens. I checked the source to ipchains
and I think it may in the code not in the kernel but I have to check
further first.

Now I just need to get it routed and I should be a happy (I'm tired and
my brain in in neutral now).

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Neil Cherry	http://members.home.net/ncherry		ncherry@home.net


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