[linux-help] Re: IP Masq ???

["Dale W Hodge" <dwh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Nathan
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm now working on IP Masquerading with my Debian
> (Potato box).  From the stuff I've been reading, it's
> supposed to be good to go right out of the box.  I
> shouldn't have to compile a kernel.  Correct?
>
> The Masquerading How-To talks about adding an
> rc.firewall file to one of the rc.d folders (or
> something like that).  It looks like it's all
> RedHat-centric.  I'm trying to figure out how to do it
> with Debian.  The only thing I've found so far is that
> supposedly the Debian folks did a really good job of
> setting it up so that it's easy for users to get it
> going.  The only problem is that people still try to
> make it hard.  So, how easy it is?  How do I do it?
>
The easiest way is to use the ipmasq package that Debian provides. This package
is a set of scripts that do all the hard work for you.  It's fairly well thought
out and well documented, so I don't think you'd have any problems running it.

--dwh

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