Re: IP masquerading
Maybe you only need to enable IP forwarding :
ip_forward=yes
in the file /etc/network/options
Claude
On Wed, 2004-12-08 at 23:43, Sergio Basurto Juarez wrote:
> --- joebosak@uku.co.uk wrote:
>
> > I wonder if someone could help please!
> >
> > I've upgraded to sarge, and built a new kernel with
> > lots of the networking
> > options built in.
> >
> > I've tried to set up IP masquerading so I can use my
> > Debian PC as a router
> > to a [dialup] ISP. The Debian machine has a serial
> > modem and an ethernet
> > card. The ethernet connects OK to the other
> > computers [Macs and Windows] -
> > you can ping either way and get responses.
> >
> > Once connected to the ISP, the Debian machine can
> > ping the IP address of its
> > modem and get a response, and canload web pages.
> > But other machines get
> > nothing when I try.
> >
> > dmesg on the Debian machine only lists:
> >
> > 192.168.0.0, although the address of eth0 is
> > 192.168.0.5
> > the IP address of the modem ppp0
> > and 0.0.0.0 with the modem IP under "gateway".
> >
> > Any idea what could be wrong?
> >
> Try to setup your default gw to the address of the ppp
> connection
>
> #route add default gw ppp_address
>
> also see how is you maskerade with
> #iptables -L -t nat
>
> if is not active you shoul do like this
>
> iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o ethx -j SNAT --to
> ppp_address
>
> ethx is your external interface
> Hope this help!!!
>
>
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