Finally, it's time to give IP Masquerading an official try after all this hard work. If you haven't already rebooted your Linux box, do so to make sure the machines boots ok, executes the /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall-* ruleset, etc. Next, make sure that both the internal LAN connection and connection of your Linux hosts to the Internet is okay.
Follow these -11- tests to make sure all aspects of your MASQ setup is running properly: