Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 15 Apr 1999 10:47:44 +1200 | From | Chris Wedgwood <> | Subject | Re: Kernel & IPX |
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On Wed, Apr 14, 1999 at 02:40:16PM -0700, Gavin M. Roy wrote:
> I tired to find the list linux-ipx first but it doesnt seem to be > functioning. Does anyone know if the kernel will support passing > through IPX traffic from one NIC to the other?
Not by default... especially if you don't configre IPX routing or IPX at all...
> I want to setup a firewall, and couldnt find any information on > firwalling my IP traffic and passing through my IPX traffic.
For IP, there are firewalling rules. For IPX you either route or you don't.
> What happens to IPX in the kernel if on one NIC is a IPX/IP network > and the other is an IP/IPX wan connection?
If routing is enable, packets will be passed, if not -- packets will not.
-cw
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