Managing Communication |
#Step 1. Insert modules.
#Here 2> /dev/null means the standard error messages will be dump to null device. modprobe ip_tables 2> /dev/null
modprobe ip_nat_ftp 2> /dev/null modprobe ip_nat_irc 2> /dev/null modprobe ip_conntrack 2> /dev/null modprobe ip_conntrack_ftp 2> /dev/null modprobe ip_conntrack_irc 2> /dev/null
#Step 2. Define variables, enable routing and erase default rules. PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin export PATH
echo “1” > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward /sbin/iptables
/sbin/iptables
/sbin/iptables | ACCEPT |
# Step 3. Enable IP masquerade. |
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Dial-up Service—PPP
PPP(Point to Point Protocol) is used to run IP (Internet Protocol) and other network protocols over a serial link. PPP can be used for direct serial connections (using a
Modem / PPP access is almost identical to connecting directly to a network through
PPPto link two networks (or a local network to the Internet) to create a Wide Area Network (WAN).
NOTE Click on the following links for more information about ppp:
The pppd daemon is used to connect to a PPP server from a Linux system. For detailed information about pppd see the man page.
Example 1: Connecting to a PPP server over a simple
The following command is used to connect to a PPP server by modem. Use this command for old
pppservers that prompt for a login name (replace username with the correct name) and password (replace password with the correct password). Note that debug and defaultroute 192.1.1.17 are optional.
#pppd connect ‘chat
If the PPP server does not prompt for the username and password, the command should be entered as follows. Replace username with the correct username and replace password with the correct password.
#pppd connect ‘chat