Raoul Snyman wrote:

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Sandy Drobic wrote: | Care to tell how and what you got working? (^-^) /me hits head on wall... i forgot to add the domain name servers to the dhcp server...

Shit happens. That's the reason I asked for the output on the client side as well. That's also the reason why I added step 3 (ping ip address on the internet). Only if that works you should try if DNS works also.

| If you used my little script you should be aware that apart from the | network address translation there no security features at all. The | script was only meant to use as a test, bypassing the firewall rules of | the SuseFirewall2. yes... the only problem i have is that when i use SuSEfirewall2, it blocks everything on the internal interface too (or so it seems). the clients can't even ping my machine...

There is a menu in yast where you can configure the firewall. It works quite easy and should give you the desired result. Though I wouldn't rely on SuseConfig to initialize the rule set correctly after you exit yast. I recommend a reboot for unexperienced users.

| For a productive use you definitely need to add the according security | rules it's only temporary until i get my real server up and running... i'm just using my desktop machine as a temporary solution...

Even temporary could be too long. Please give Susefirewall another try. I'll gladly walk you through the configuration if necessary. It's a lot safer than just relying on NAT and you can learn for yourself how to modify the firewall to suit your needs. Sandy PS: Please reply to the list, I do read it! (^-^)