Help! Tring to set up a linux route
 

Hi, Im tring to set up one of my computers to be a Linux router. I am using iptables to do this.

Here is my setup

eth0 - is my private network 192.168.0.200 mask 255.255.255.0
eth1 - The connection to my university (a public network) 172.22.85.144 255.255.252.0

The way I want it set up, is for it to do the address transaltions for eth0 only. The problem im having is that the gateway is acessible on eth1 and I had some people on eth1 side discover my gateway and use it. What I would like to do is only have it enabled on eth0 and block access to it on eth1

Here is the script I use to configre iptables:

# Delete and flush. Default table is "filter". Others like "nat" must be explici
tly stated.
iptables --flush
iptables --table nat --flush
iptables --delete-chain
iptables --table nat --delete-chain

# Set up IP FORWARDing and Masquerading
iptables --table nat --append POSTROUTING --out-interface eth1 -j MASQUERADE
iptables --append FORWARD --in-interface eth0 -j ACCEPT


The internet connection here at the dorms is very unstable, this is where I have a problem. Some people found out the I run a ppp (modem) connection when the internet goes down as backup. And they have been taking up my bandwidh. I would like to fix this so I do not have to keep shuting down eth1 everytime the modem starts up.

This is the iptables script I use when Im on the modem:
# Delete and flush. Default table is "filter". Others like "nat" must be explici
tly stated.
iptables --flush
iptables --table nat --flush
iptables --delete-chain
iptables --table nat --delete-chain

# Set up IP FORWARDing and Masquerading
iptables --table nat --append POSTROUTING --out-interface ppp0 -j MASQUERADE
iptables --append FORWARD --in-interface eth0 -j ACCEPT

Thanks,
Marley GPN

For your nat rule try setting the "--in-interface" as well as the "--out-interface"

This is what happens when I try that

iptables --table nat --append POSTROUTING --in-interface
eth0 -j ACCEPT

iptables v1.2.7a: Can't use -i with POSTROUTING

Does anyone know how to do this?

that's outstanding, heh.

Is there just one machine you use? you could just only allow your machine's IP (or even MAC if your network uses DHCP) and reject everyone else use of your gateway.

Here the problem with that. Im new to linux and can't figure out how to do that. If you have any example I would appriciate it if you could post them.

Thanks again

http://www.netfilter.org/documentati...ing-HOWTO.html

that'll teach you how to filter based on IP and mac address. ifconfig <interface> to find out your mac address.

here are the relevant parts of my firewall script, should keep people out of your local network. my network is set up with two internal interfaces eth0 & eth1 and ppp0 as the external interface.