Re: [PLUG] port forwarding question

[Art Clemons <artclemons@aol.com>]

> The IP-Masquerade-HOWTO (9/12/2001), sec 6.8 provides some info on how to 

> do this.  I downloaded and installed ipmasqadm v0.4.2-4.  When I try to use 

> it, I get a setsocketopt() error, which, according to the HOWTO, indicates 

> my kernel doesn't have support for port forwarding.
>
> I attempted to rebuild the kernel with support for port forwarding, however, 

> I was unable to find any 'port forwarding' option in the kernel configuration 

> (using 'make menuconfig').



First, let me state that with the 2.4 kernel series, you'ld be well 
advised to read up on IPTABLES and use that rather than IPMASK, and 
ipchains.  Works better and everybody is usually happier too.

However if you insist, open the Networking Options section

then select IP:Netfilter Configuration ---->


then select ipchains 2.2 support and ipfawdm 2.0 support, and you'll 
probably be able to follow the instructions.  Be sure whatever method 
you use to install a working firewall and test it with some of the tools 
available for doing that, if you're using it as a server, be paranoid 
and close off any services not absolutely necessary.  It's amazing how 
many times one can be scanned while up and running.




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