I have to say I don't have any problems with a similar setup.  However, I do
run tasks throughout the night - fetchmail and a script that posts my IP to
a web site - and that may make the difference.  Try a cron job every hour
that accesses the internet, see if that keeps the link up.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jose sanchez [mailto:j_r_sanchez@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 11:36 AM
> To: KC Linux
> Subject: Firewall - Problems
> 
> 
> Hello:
> 
> I recently wrote an iptables script to be ran on a
> firewall machine. Everything works fine the way I
> intended but, if I leave the machine on overnight
> (that's what you're supposed to do), the next day I
> cannot browse the internet but I can ping, traceroute,
> and even chat with yahoo messenger. I order for me to
> browse the internet I have to halt the firewall for
> about two minutes and power-cycle the cable modem.
> This allows me to go back online. Has anyone heard or
> experienced something similar?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
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