Re: Problemsconfiguring Firestarter

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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 09:28:57 +0200
> From: Pasha <e97665728@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Problemsconfiguring Firestarter
> Cc: Fedora list <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Message-ID: <422EA5B9.2020603@xxxxxxx>
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> Leandro Melo wrote:
> 
> >>On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 21:52:30 +0200, Pasha R <e97665728@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>On Sun, 2005-03-06 at 23:47 -0300, Leandro Melo wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 19:31:37 +0200, Pasha <e97665728@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Leandro Melo wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Hi.
> >>>>>I just intalled Firestarter on my Fedora 2. The goal is to share my
> >>>>>Internet Fedora connection to my other computer at home that runs
> >>>>>Windows XP.
> >>>>>I followed the instructions at the Firestarter web site. I configured
> >>>>>my Internet connection with the eth0 device (naturally, this is my
> >>>>>hardaware device, but I'm using default's fedora network manager in
> >>>>>which I have a logical ppp0 device - I called it eth0MyConn -  that
> >>>>>points to the eth0 hardware device). I also configured in Firestarter
> >>>>>the other device I'd like to share the connection with, which is eth1.
> >>>>>I configured it to use dhcp as it's suggested. The device eth1 is
> >>>>>connected to my other computer that runs Windows XP.
> >>>>>After doing the necessary configuration I finished Firestarter
> >>>>>installation normally.
> >>>>>The problems are:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>1 -  When I try to start Firestarter (or when it starts by itself when
> >>>>>I dial up) it gives an error that "eth0 is not ready... check if the
> >>>>>connection is active". The point is that my connection is active, I
> >>>>>can use the internet normally, but Firestarter gives this error.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>2 - If I try to use the connection stabilished in Fedora from my
> >>>>>Windows XP, it doesn't work. In other words, the connection that is
> >>>>>supposed to be shared is not working, my Windows XP can't see the
> >>>>>connection.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Can anyone help me out with these problems. I'm very new to linux.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>p.s.: I'll also try to send this message to firestarter mailling list,
> >>>>>but if anyone could help me out also here, I'd appreciate.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>You need to configure ppp0 as your device connected to internet.
> >>>>If you configure eth1 as using DHCP in firestarter, you also need to set
> >>>>up DHCP server on your FC2 box. If all you have is 2 computers, you
> >>>>probably don't need it. Just configure your machines with static IP
> >>>>addresses ( like 10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.2).
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>I tried to do this, but couldn't make it.
> >>>When I add these static IPs, do I neet to created submasks and default
> >>>gateway access?
> >>>Here's what I got so far.
> >>>I'm using Network Configuration tool for my Adsl connection. So, in
> >>>Network configuration tool I have 2 physical devices: eth0 and eth1.
> >>>I created a logical devices for an ADSL connection. From the Network
> >>>configuration tool, I can see this device as: Devices ->ppp0 ,
> >>>Nickname-> eth0_ADSL, Type-> xDSL.
> >>>My internet connection in the fedora computer is fine. I got a
> >>>ethernet cable on device eth1 that goes to my computer running Windows
> >>>XP.
> >>>So, as I'm a total beginner in Linux, what are my next steps???
> >>>- Configure something else in Network Configuration tool...?
> >>>- Configure Firestaster, what exactly...??
> >>>I'd really appreciate any help.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>As I understand your Fedora PC already has a working Internet connection
> >>which you need to share.
> >>
> >>First, you need to configure eth1. Set it to statically allocated IP
> >>address. Set IP address to 10.0.0.1 (for example), subnet mask to
> >>255.255.0.0 and no default gateway.
> >>
> >>Now you need to configure your WinXP machine. In your Connection
> >>properties dialog set to static IP address, IP address 10.0.0.2, netmask
> >>255.255.0.0, default gateway 10.0.0.1 (or whatever address you set for
> >>eth1 on Fedora box) and set your DNS addresses. You can find your DNS
> >>addresses in DNS tab on Fedora box or in file /etc/resolv.conf.
> >>
> >>Ping 10.0.0.1 from your WinXP machine to verify your configuration.
> >>
> >>Now, in firestarter wizard, specify ppp0 as internet connected device,
> >>and eth1 as device for connection sharing. I must admit I never tried
> >>connection sharing with firestarter as I have only 1 computer at home,
> >>but I hope it will work.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >Allright, I'm almost there.
> >Thanks for your tips already, but I still got one problem.
> >I did everything just as you described. I can now ping my windows
> >computer from fedora and I can also ping my fedora computer from
> >windows.
> >I'm also able to start firestarter firewall without errors. However, I
> >cannot access the Internet from my Windows computer yet.
> >Here's my network configuration in firestarter.
> >
> >NETWORK SETTINGS
> >Internet connected network device
> >              Detected device(s): Dialup device (pppo)
> >Local network connected device
> >              Detected device(s): Ethernet device (eth1)
> >              Enable Internet connection sharing: True
> >              Enable DHCP for local network: False
> >
> >My configuration of ppp0 and eth1 in the Network Configuration Tool is
> >exactly the same as you suggested me to do (so is my Windows
> >configuration).
> >Can anyone help me give this next step???
> >Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> What errors do you get when you try to access the internet from WinXP?

Actually, sometimes it works and sometimes it does not. Give me a few
days to try to figure out this instability problem. If I can't fix
I'll let you know.

Thanks.
Leandro


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