Masquerading on S.u.S.E. Linux 5.1 (1. Auflage) fails to work

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 5.1.0
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Symptom:

You have either updated or installed a S.u.S.E. Linux 5.1 and notice that the masquerading does not work. You may notice that you are not able to access an host on the Internet from within your masqueraded net.

Cause:

The links that control masquerading in /sbin/init.d are missing.

Solution:

Login as root and perform the following steps:
        cd /sbin/init.d/rc2.d
        ln -s ../masquerade S06masquerade
        ln -s ../masquerade K39masquerade
        cd ../rc3.d
        ln -s ../masquerade S06masquerade
        ln -s ../masquerade K39masquerade

Keywords: MASQUERADING, FIREWALL

Categories: Firewall

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