Re: kernel for 1.2
On Tue, 29 Oct 1996, Ian Jackson wrote:
ian >Bruce writes:
ian >> IP forwarding is already a run-time parameter. It automaticaly starts
ian >> working when you have two IP interfaces.
ian >
ian >However, according to RFC1122 (Host Requirements, Communication
ian >Layers), the IP forwarding code MUST be disabled by default. See the
ian >extracts below.
ian >
ian >It is OK for it to be compiled in, but there MUST be a separate switch
ian >to turn it on. Having IP forwarding automatically enabled when
ian >multiple interfaces are configured is NOT acceptable. See in
ian >particular the sentence:
ian >
ian > The host software MUST NOT automatically move into gateway
ian > mode if the host has more than one interface, [...]
The current setup does require the user to manually setup the second
interface (in /etc/init.d/network). There is no way to automatically
configure a secondary network card to my knowledge.
Thus it requires user intervention to enable forwarding.
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