Re: ipmasq dns problem - Solved
On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 10:06:19AM -0500, Thomas H. George wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 02:09:27PM -0700, Vineet Kumar wrote:
> > * Thomas H. George (tomgeorge@spininternet.com) [030609 13:34]:
> > > I have installed ipmasq as a firewall on a debian computer (Woody,
> > > kernel 2.4.18) placed between a DSL modem and a wireless router. The
> > > system works perfectly with the computers on the LAN using Woody or
> > > Testing but I have been unable to use Netscape from a computer using
> > > Windows ME. I can access the internet - i.e. I can ping internet IP
> > > addresses and get a response. If I start Netscape and try to reach the
> > > same addresses with domain names, Netscape times out trying to resolve
> > > the domain name.
> > >
> > > After lengthy cnversations with tech support I have been told that this
> > > is because Windows expects network sharing to activated on the firewall
> > > server. Is this true? If it is true, how do I do it?
> >
> > It sounds like they think you're using a windows box doing "internet
> > connection sharing" instead of a real router. I'd ignore them.
> >
> > It sounds like you have everything working correctly from a network
> > perspective, and that this is really a client configuration problem.
> > How is this client configured? Static IP info, DHCP? If you're using
> > DHCP, you should set the DHCP server (your woody box?) to give out a
> > proper DNS server address. What do the other machines (the ones that
> > work) use as a DNS server? Does your woody box do any DNS
> > forwarding/caching? Are they using DHCP? If you're not using DHCP
> > anywhere, I'd bet this is as simple as doing the equivalent of this on
> > the windows box:
> >
> > echo nameserver $DNS_IP >> /etc/resolv.conf
> >
> > Of course, since it's a windows box, the way to do that probably
> > involves a lot of pointing at my-something-or-other, right-clicking,
> > properties, and other silly nonsense. And probably a reboot or three.
> >
> > If you are using DHCP, what is the DHCP server? The Woody box? What
> > are the working hosts using for DNS, and how did they get set correctly?
> >
> > good times,
> > Vineet
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>
> Thanks for the comments, I agree it must be a client configuration
> problem. For the record, though I have been using static addresses on
> all the boxes, I tried DHCP on the windows box and it set the default
> gateway to the wrong value. That is, I am using BEFW11S4 ver. 2
> Wireless Router with a 4-Port Switch and this router could be connected
> directly to the DSL modem in which case the gateway would be 192.168.2.1
> and this is what the windows box finds. As noted above, the actual
> connection is DSL modem to ipmasq server to one of the ports on the
> router. Using a static address I can tell the windows box the gateway
> is the IP address of the ipmasq server and I am then able to ping IP
> addresses on the Web from the windows box.
>
> I will continue to struggle with the windows box configuration.
>
> Tom
>
The solution: The windows box has a static address, the gateway is the
IP address of the ipmasq server and the DNS server address is the IP
address of a debian box on the LAN.
Debian Rules!
Tom
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