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From: Raymond Leach <raymondl@knowledgefactory.co.za>
Subject: Re: Gaming Server Woes
Date: 14 Apr 2003 08:32:19 +0200
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Hi

I use plain iptables with connection tracking and NAT.

For example:

iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i eth0 -d 196.4.160.2 -p udp --dport
27910:28000 -j DNAT --to 192.168.1.2

for a quake2 server.

Ray

On Sun, 2003-04-13 at 19:25, Bret Holbrook wrote:
> Hi all,
>=20
> I purchased a Quad Xeon server to start hosting games over the
> internet.  I've got basic rules in place for surfing the net, etc., but
> opening ports for directx and gaming in general is a real trial.  I
> checked the IPmasq website, but it is horribly outdated.  I'd rather not
> use dmz as I want the server to be mostly an insecure gaming machine
> behind the firewall.
>=20
> Are there any sites out there up to date with regards to specific
> iptables rules to host games through the firewall?  For starters, I'm
> looking for Neverwinter Nights, UT2003, and Counter-strike.  But I would
> like to host just about everything under the sun.
>=20
> What are people doing these days in regards to gaming to effectively
> game through an iptables based firewall?
>=20
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thank You!
>=20
> Bret
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