I know that this doesn't really answer the question. But the best strategy is to have a firewall all by itself. If you have an old 486 around, you could try Coyote Linux <coyotelinux.com>. It boots and runs off a floppy. On 25 Nov 2002 at 18:43, Joel Linuxdude wrote: > I just had a small question (maybe dumb, I dont care). > > My firewall PC is also my DNS server (caching), gateway to > the internet via cable modem, web server, ftp server and > later my proxy server. > > Do I need to REDIRECT packets coming into eth0 (from the > cable modem) to the firewall itself?? I know, the packets > are suppose to go right to INPUT chain but people over > the internet can no longer access my WWW, FTP or TELNET > daemon. I fear A) The cable modem company are blocking > the use of servers or B) I screwed up somewhere in my > firewall script. > > HOW CAN I MAKE SURE ALL TCP/UDP PORT 20,21,22,23,80,443 > GO FROM CABLE MODEM ON ETH0 TO MY FIREWALL AND NOT GET > FORWARDED OVER ETH1 TO MY LAN? > > Thank you! > > _________________________________________________________________ Add > photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > > Chris Baker -- technical specialist 614-839-2447x108 cbaker@bbbscolumbus.org Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio www.bbbscolumbus.org
