Re: configuring the kernel

[S.Salman Ahmed <ssahmed@pathcom.com>]

>>>>> "rwl" == robert wilhelm land <Robert.Land@t-online.de> writes:
    rwl>  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 ...
    rwl> 
    rwl> 
    rwl> Yes, I just recently compiled a 2.0.38 kernel and was rather
    rwl> astonished not to find this option in the 2.2.17 config.
    rwl> 
    rwl> It would be rather helpful to edit /etc/sysctl.conf with
    rwl> "net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1" as another user recommended.
    rwl> 

More than one way to skin a cat.

You can also edit /etc/network/options, and make sure that
ip_forward=yes

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Salman Ahmed
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