[H-GEN] smoothwall - dial on demand

[Mick Howe]

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On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:30, you wrote:
> > when dial on demand is ticked theThat is correct.  "Waiting" would be
> > when XXX.  "Idle" will be when XXX. CONNECT/DISCONNECT buttons switch
> > between waiting/idle.
>
> Hhmmm - I'm checking into this for you.  You are running SmoothWall
> 0.9.9 (or 0.9.9SE) I gather?

SmoothWall 0.9.9SE update level = 7
>
> > > I am running a RedHat Linux 7.2 box connected thru my Smoothie.  I use
> > > DHCP internally (numerous machines, many coming and going), and it
> > > seems to connect fine.  Maybe that would be an easier solution for you?
> > >  I assume you have checked the IP Address and Subnet Mask of your
> > > statically configured Linux box?  If these are wrong, there's no chance
> > > of the RedHat box seeing the SmoothWall nor any other device on the
> > > LAN.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > HiltonT
> >
> > checked ip addr/mask. I can see and control smoothie from both boxes and
> > both O/S's. Pinging works from linux to smoothie and w98 and from 98 to
> > 98 and smoothie.
> >
> > Not confident that I'm making all the configuration changes that are
> > needed, haven't been able to find a clear description of what must be
> > done.
>
> Ahhh - what is the actual problem - if you can ping Smoothie from the
> Linux box, then what is the problem?  All you need to do is then to make
> sure the primary DNS and gateway both point to the Smoothie box, and you
> should be set.  Use no "proxy" in your browser (unless you have enabled
> proxy (non-transparent) in Smoothie).
>
> Regards,
> HiltonT
>
the problem is that I can't surf or e-mail from linux through smoothwall. 

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