On Fri, 2003-08-01 at 12:54, Felix Bauer wrote: > Hi, > > if got a question about my script for my router-configuration. It should > enable ip4warding, masquerade my local hosts, > allow my local hosts everything and open some ports which should be > external available but if I run this script > it kinda stops after masquerading (I can read the output on the console > but then everything is freezed since the local > ports aren't open anymore and not reopend by the script). Is there any > logical error I missed? >... > #** setup Masquerading > echo "Creating rule for Masquerading" > $iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o ppp0 -j MASQUERADE >... You have to open a internetconnection and than pick up the ip-adress for ppp0 from ifconfig and use it for ppp0. After this act you can start your firewall. Regards, Ruprecht ----------------------------------------------- Ruprecht Helms IT-Service & Softwareentwicklung Tel./Fax +49[0]7621 16 99 16 Homepage: http://www.rheyn.de email: info@xxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------