Re: IP Masq Question.

Henrique Pantarotto (scanner@cepa.com.br)
Thu, 28 Jan 1999 13:01:25 -0200

>> Ok, I installed RH5.2 on my 468 that I plan to use as a router. I can
>> establish the ppp connection perfectly on it. My Win95 and Linux box
>> communicate well over the ethernet, i have followed the steps for setting
>> up ip_masq from http://eunuchs.org/linux . Yet, my Win95 machine is not
>> getting anything, hostname or ip, it compleatly mistifies me because I got
>> ip_masqing set up on a different linux box of mine.
>
>try:
>echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

Hello Tim and Matt,

for Red Hat Linux, that will work, but there's a "nicer" way. Editing
/etc/sysconfig/network file and setting the FORWARD_IPV4 flag to "TRUE".

Good luck,

Henrique Pantarotto
Coord. Técnico Operacional
CEPAnet Internet Provider
Web: http://www.cepa.com.br
Tel. suporte: (011) 5506-8477
Sao Paulo - Brasil
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