Subject: Re: IP forwarding
From: cdowns (cdowns@skillsoft.com)
Date: Mon Dec 03 2001 - 08:33:31 MST
Add the echo statement to rc.local.
~>D
ghannon@cspi.com wrote:
> I did not know I needed ipforwarding when I did my install, but now I know
> I
> need it.
> Someone wants to use the MAC as a gateway and allow a remote mount across
> it.
>
> If I change the /etc/sysconfig/network file to have
>
> FORWARD_IPV4=yes
>
> it doesn't do it.
>
> If as root I enter:
>
> # echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
>
> it does.
>
> Is there a "standard" way to get this started at boot?
> Do I need to enable any services?, edit a script somewhere?
>
> I know there are probably volumes about networking I could read, but I need
> the
> "nutshell" answer please.
>
> Thanks,
> Gary Hannon
> CSPI
> (978) 663-7598 x1509
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