*STILL* trying to get it to work

["Mike Gatton" <jorj1@hotmail.com>]

It's now been seven weeks, and the Linux box I intended to use as a
router to the internet *STILL* ain't working.

But, I'm getting a little closer... I Think.

From the Linux box, I can ping anything on the net either by name or
IP number with success. From other computers connected to the local
network, I can ping neither by IP nor name, however an attempt to ping
by name *DOES* return the IP number (See below after
"Pinging www.luci.org [###.###.###.###]")

From this, I deduce that my DNS is working ok and also that I can
initiate a dial and connection from another computer on the network.
However, If I can get this far, why can't I get info from the internet
to a workstation?

I have assumed that I was 'filtering' out the replys from the internet
and have opened up (I think) all restrictions. with both diald and 
ipfwadm.

If I stare at that screen any longer, it will become a race as to which
happend first, my wife leaving me or developing tumors on my eyeballs.

I think I need a better understanding of how 'route' actually works, and
what other commands I can use to 'see' whats happening.

This is what I see on other computers on the local network:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------


C:\WINDOWS>ping www.luci.org 

Pinging www.luci.org [207.239.117.253] with 32 bytes of data:


Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.


Ping statistics for 207.239.117.253:

    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

    Minimum = 0ms, Maximum =  0ms, Average =  0ms


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needless to say, browsing is out of the question at present as is 
sending
and receiving (pop3) eMail.

I think I am missing something at the conceptial level.

Tnkx, Mike.



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