[ale] simple routing question

[Dow Hurst]

I don't have control over the whole subnet, just the IPs I am given.  So
I must look at the bridge+firewall HowTo.  Thanks so much for the help!
Dow

"Joseph A. Knapka" wrote:
> 
> Dow Hurst wrote:
> >
> > I have a Class C subnet and I want to firewall 10 IPs of that subnet off
> > from the rest of the Internet.  As far as I understand, I must lose two
> > IPs and subnet the subnet so that routing thru the firewall will take
> > place correctly.  Is there another way?  I want inbound connections to
> > be able to contact a machine inside the firewall so NAT isn't possible,
> > correct?
> 
> Is there a particular reason not to just put the whole subnet
> behind the firewall, and just not restrict access to the machines
> you don't want restricted?
> 
> > Is there a way to treat the firewall like a bridge instead of a router?
> 
> Yes. <URL: http://www.linuxhq.com/ldp/howto/mini/Bridge+Firewall-3.html>
> 
> -- Joe Knapka
> "You know how many remote castles there are along the gorges? You
>  can't MOVE for remote castles!" -- Lu Tze re. Uberwald
> // Linux MM Documentation in progress:
> // http://home.earthlink.net/~jknapka/linux-mm/vmoutline.html
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