Bummer.
OK.
My main machine (192.168.0.2, Win98se) was happily going through my linux box (192.168.0.1) using the following iptables settings:
iptables -P FORWARD ALLOW
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth1 -j MASQUERADE
and everthing worked - UDP in games, FTP etc etc.
BUT
since installing vnc (using the KDE software install thingy) it doesn't work!! (I think that is the only change i have made to the system).
I put the above iptables settings in rc.firewall in /etc/rc.d to set them at boot (bear with me, I'm a noob

), but for some unknown reason, i can no longer get anywhere from my main machine (Win 98se).
pinging my linux box from my main machine works, as does vice-versa.
pinging external ip's from my linux box works (such as my isp's DNS servers)
the main machine still has the same TCP/IP settings (namely, gateway=192.168.0.1, DNS servers = 194.168.4.100, 194.168.8.100 - my ISPs DNS servers)
what has vnc done to my linux box?
i started it using vncserver and it asked me for a password and told me the hostname i should specify when logging in (I have sed VNC for windoze - windoze boxes, but not win-linux)
will vnc run at boot? or do i have to tell it to in some file (in /etc/rd.c for example?)
help please!!!!!!