FC4 firewall and port forwarding

[Paul Smith]

On 3/26/06, jdow <jdow at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> > > I am little new to using an FC4 for a firewall and port forwarding.  Somebody
> >> > > send me a good tutorial URL so I can see the best configuration convention to
> >> > > get things working properly on the machine.  I have not found a good howto
> >> yet.
> >> >
> >> > The following may be a good start:
> >> >
> >> > http://www.portforward.com/
> >>
> >> I understand the concept of port forwarding.  I am looking for specific
> >> configuration information for FC4.  I dont see anything like this on the site
> >> you recommend.  If you have more specific URLs that would really be helpful.
> >>
> >> Any other URL suggestions from others?
> >
> > Be aware that port forwarding has nothing to be with the distribution
> > that you are using; it is something that you do on your modem/router.
> > The posterior configuration of the firewall, depends on the firewall
> > you have installed.
>
> Oh, don't try to tell that to MY Linux firewall machine, Paul. I have
> included both (and mostly) nat forwarding and in one specific case
> literal forwarding to an internal server for a specific purpose that I
> open up rather rarely.

Ignorance of mine, I have to admit. I apologize for that.

Paul