[Techtalk] DNS and IP masquerading

[Kathy Wills]

Arashi wrote:

>Phew! That's one less problem out of the way.  Should I put my
>sister's IP address in the host file too?  
>
>My main problem now is putting together a proper script. What
>essential things should be included in a well-written script?
>I've been comparing various scripts with a basic one from the tldp
>IPmasq howto and getting very confused.  Eg: 1. commands in one
>script end with "&& \", similar ones in another script don't. 2. The
>tldp script says that IPtables options are modular or compiled into
>the kernel. Since I'm using the kernel that comes with the RH8, how
>can I find out if the options I need have been compiled into the
>kernel?  And if not, where can I get the modules from? 
>
>thanks again
>Berenice  
>  
>
Yes, put her ip address in your hosts file along with her machine name.

Do a modprobe to see if the modules are built in the kernel. If not, 
you'll have to re-configure your kernel.
Example, modprobe ip_forward

Kathy