Congifuring Mandrake 8 ics for windows clients

[r0l0e]

not an experienced linux user so sorry for the newby questions. But can anyone help me find out where to get info on using mangrade 8 as a gateway for windose clients? there aren't much read-me's and how-to's in the distros. I have 4 home puters and would like to use linux as a gateway, dns server, mail server.
any direction would be helpful.

thanx,
r0l0e

[jamis]

Here is the old way:
http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/IP-Masquerade-HOWTO.html

But I believe Mandrake 7.2 and 8.0 have some X-Windows configuration options for it under the Network settings.

Coincidentally this was the way I used to have my network setup (linux box was the server/router with a buch of Windows boxes connected via network). Now I use a cable/dsl router and just forward ports 80, 22, 25, and 53 (http, SSH, Sendmail, Bind/DNS) to the linux box.

[This message has been edited by jamis (edited 05-06-2001).]

[r0l0e]

drake 8 has extended a few network features in xwin. I downloaded a few proggies like pmfirewall, firestarter, and guarddog but having a hell of a time installing them.

Is there good firewall utility that's in RPM? Man 8 has a question and answer fw util. but doesn't have the control most ppl need like alowing some ports open for there own reasons.

[jamis]

I believe you can do packet filtering, port forwarding, opening ports, etc via IP-Masq/IPCHAINS... it should be in that doc i linked above.

[r0l0e]

i'll try that and if i screw things up, i'm sure u'll here from me. thanks