web browsing problem with firewall

mr_empty · 12-27-2006, 02:35 AM

hi all,
i have a linux connecting to a firewall which block its ping to internet. i want to browse website through browser but i dun know what config i should set. i'm very sure it is viable since i have another computer which can access website but firewall block its ping, but i dun know its config. does any body know how should it be configured? thanks very much!

jschiwal · 12-27-2006, 03:29 AM

Tell us what distro and version you are using. Your distro may have a network configuration utility you can use. You said that you are on a LAN behind a firewall device, so I assume that you are have a NIC card.

Is the firewall or another host on your LAN a dhcp server. If so you can use that to give you an IP address, and the gateway, DNS addresses. If not, they will need to be configured manually.

mr_empty · 12-27-2006, 07:24 PM

the linux i want it to browse internet is FC4, the other computer able to access website is window server. the two computers are behind a firewall which is the gateway for them. the firewall and linux host use the same static ip and the window server use the other static ip.
any opinion? thanks.

jschiwal · 12-28-2006, 07:30 PM

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the firewall and linux host use the same static ip

That doesn't sound right. Were you assign a block of addresses with a 255.255.255.252 Netmask? It sounds like you are trying to jam 3 devices into a 2-device subnet.

Maybe I didn't understand. Are you using the Linux box as the firewall & gateway?