[H-GEN] slight problem

[Daniel Quinlan]

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On Tue, Jan 18, 2000 at 11:39:48PM +1000, Stephen Brine wrote:
> I have finally got ip masq up and running with my whole network almost all 
> running contentedly thru the linux gateway. EXCEPT IRC now (used to run 
> thru wingate on NT) won't connect to server because it reckons it can't 
> find an IDENT. Now I figure that it should (don't thump me for this) seeing 
> I have told it to route everything it gets (all ports) so port 113 or 
> whatever IRC uses should be being seen. the only other idea I had is that 
> the IRC server is trying to access ti and is being stopped by the firewall.

try using mident, its a masquerading ident server. i set it up on a friends
cable modem linux box. worked a treat

if you've got debian just: apt-get install mident

regards,
-- 
Daniel Quinlan				daniel at netwise.net.au
Netwise Australia			ph: 0417 677 377
"Engineering Network Solutions"		fax: 07 3216 0226


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