Re: masq settings with /etc/init.d/networking script

[Sven Burgener <svenb@bluewin.ch>]

On Wed, Sep 13, 2000 at 02:23:13PM -0700, C. R. Oldham wrote:
> I just setup my Linux box to use the new /etc/init.d/networking startup
> script.  I was using the old /etc/init.d/network script from the
> sysvinit examples.  Can someone tell me where I'm supposed to put calls
> to ipchains to setup my firewalling and masquerading?

This has been asked a few times before.  I do it as follows:

/etc/init.d/fire.sh  <- contains calls of the following 
                        firewall scripts:

/etc/ppp/firewall_off.sh
/etc/ppp/firewall_on.sh
/etc/ppp/firewall_on.sh.bw
/etc/ppp/firewall_on.sh.sol
/etc/ppp/firewall_on.sh.sol.loose

I have so many scripts as I am currently in the transition 
phase from ISDN dial-up to cable modem.

Use the program update-rc.d to create links for the various
runlevel-dirs if you use the SysV init.

(See /etc/init.d/README and /usr/doc/sysvinit/README.runlevels.gz 
for more infos on this)

I've not experienced downsides with this approach so far.

HTH
Sven
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