Re: [Firestarter-user] Help Understanding Why Firestarter is blocking y VPN
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From: Balasubramaniam N. <bal...@gm...> - 2012-10-28 08:50:23
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On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 1:58 PM, < fir...@li...> wrote: > > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 12:33:29 +0100 > From: Mike Edwards <mi...@ch...> > Subject: [Firestarter-user] Help Understanding Why Firestarter is > blocking y VPN connection to Hidemyass Proxy VPN server! > To: fir...@li... > Message-ID: <508...@ch...> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi, I just started using the web proxy service Hidemyass with my Ubuntu > 12.04 box. I have set up the vpn connection in "Network Connections", > however, I only get a successful connection if I stop the firewall with > Firestarter. I have read lots and lots of forum threads and tried lots > of different settings but every time I start the firewall the connection > drops and every time I stop the firewall it works! I just can't find > accessible information regarding how to set-up Firestarter to let the > vpn connection through. > > My current set-up in Firestarter is: > > In the "Policy" tab > "Inbound traffic policy" > "Allow connections from > host" > [my vpn IP address] > > In the "Policy" tab > "Inbound traffic policy": > > Allow service: unknown > Port: 1723 > For: my vpn IP address] > In /etc/firestarter/user-pre (i.e., $ sudo gedit > /etc/firestarter/user-pre) I am using the following settings. > > # Forward PPTP VPN client traffic > $IPT -A FORWARD -i $IF -o $INIF -p tcp --dport 1723 -m state --state > NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT > $IPT -A FORWARD -i $IF -o $INIF -p 47 -m state --state > NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT > $IPT -A FORWARD -i $INIF -o $IF -p 47 -m state --state > NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT > > I'm really stuck with this. Any help would be really appreciated. > > > > Mike could you post the output of # iptables -L and $ ifconfig ? -- Regards, Balasubramaniam Natarajan www.etutorshop.com/moodle/ |