Okay I have configured Shorewall and have access to Webmin, VNC, Samba and SSH on my Linux system from my Windows systems (all on the local net only). So I have that all going and my clients al have Internet access so all but one problem is solved.=0D =0D I want the local host (My Linux server) to access the Internet as well so I can setup cron jobs to access the Internet to do various jobs. Currently I have to use shorewall clear for the local host to gain access and that requires manual intervention. Not an ideal solution for my needs.=0D =0D Any help would be appreciated.=0D =0D --Shaun
--On Sunday, February 02, 2003 12:12 PM -0600 Shaun Marolf <shaun_marolf@hotmail.com> wrote:> Okay I have configured Shorewall and have access to Webmin, VNC, Samba and > SSH on my Linux system from my Windows systems (all on the local net > only). So I have that all going and my clients al have Internet access so > all but one problem is solved. > > > > I want the local host (My Linux server) to access the Internet as well so > I can setup cron jobs to access the Internet to do various jobs. > Currently I have to use shorewall clear for the local host to gain access > and that requires manual intervention. Not an ideal solution for my needs. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. >Did you following the instructions at http://www.shorewall.net/two-interface.htm? If not, why not??? If so, what is it about this statement that needs clarification? "In the two-interface sample, the line below is included but commented out. If you want your firewall system to have full access to servers on the internet, uncomment that line." -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ Shorewall - iptables made easy Shoreline, \ http://www.shorewall.net Washington USA \ teastep@shorewall.net
cheers();> I want the local host (My Linux server) to access the Internet as well so I > can setup cron jobs to access the Internet to do various jobs. Currently I > have to use shorewall clear for the local host to gain access and that > requires manual intervention. Not an ideal solution for my needs./etc/shorewall/policy : fw net ACCEPT % shorewall restart Tom provides really good documentation. Check the QuickStart Guide on shorewall.net -- as you may have some other flaws without reading that. karsten -- Hi, I''m a signature virus. Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread!
Put this in your shorewall policy file: $FW net ACCEPT felix ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shaun Marolf" <shaun_marolf@hotmail.com> To: <Shorewall-users@lists.shorewall.net> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 7:12 PM Subject: [Shorewall-users] Local Host Internet Access Okay I have configured Shorewall and have access to Webmin, VNC, Samba and SSH on my Linux system from my Windows systems (all on the local net only). So I have that all going and my clients al have Internet access so all but one problem is solved. I want the local host (My Linux server) to access the Internet as well so I can setup cron jobs to access the Internet to do various jobs. Currently I have to use shorewall clear for the local host to gain access and that requires manual intervention. Not an ideal solution for my needs. Any help would be appreciated. --Shaun _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list Shorewall-users@lists.shorewall.net http://lists.shorewall.net/mailman/listinfo/shorewall-users