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Any help welcome

Ben Wyatt

Quote:> I have set up a firewall using IPChains the firewall appears to be working
> and letting the applications I want to access the internet through and
> blocking unwanted incoming connections. What I want to know is how do I
set
> up IPChains to allow me to receive files from MSN messenger through it.
When
> I try and receive
> files I get a list of DENYed input connections and the transfer fails. The
> transfer also fails if a set IPChains to allow all incoming connections.

> Any help welcome

> Ben Wyatt

Hi Ben,

Quote:> I have set up a firewall using IPChains the firewall appears to be working
> and letting the applications I want to access the internet through and
> blocking unwanted incoming connections. What I want to know is how do I set
> up IPChains to allow me to receive files from MSN messenger through it.
> When I try and receive files I get a list of DENYed input connections and
> the transfer fails. The transfer also fails if a set IPChains to allow all
> incoming connections.

This lists a MSN messenger module which needs to be loaded on your system so
as to allow you to use the MSN messenger program.  I think also from memory it
contains a list of ipchains commands that need to be executed as well.

See ya

Dean Thompson

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