Re: configuring the kernel

[Robert.Land@t-online.de (robert_wilhelm_land)]

Nate Amsden wrote:
> ip forwarding is not in the kernel config.
> do
> echo 1 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
> 
> to turn it on, replace the 1 with a 0 to turn it off. it can be done on
> the fly.
> 
> in kernel 2.0 it was a kernel config option ...


Yes, I just recently compiled a 2.0.38 kernel and was rather
astonished not to find this option in the 2.2.17 config.

It would be rather helpful to edit /etc/sysctl.conf with
"net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1" as another user recommended.


Thanks


Robert