vapier 06/08/21 10:47:37 Modified: home-router-howto.xml Log: add a small section on ip_dynaddr for Kristian
Revision Changes Path 1.50 xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml?rev=1.50&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml?rev=1.50&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml?r1=1.49&r2=1.50 Index: home-router-howto.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml,v retrieving revision 1.49 retrieving revision 1.50 diff -u -r1.49 -r1.50 --- home-router-howto.xml 21 Aug 2006 10:21:57 -0000 1.49 +++ home-router-howto.xml 21 Aug 2006 10:47:36 -0000 1.50 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml,v 1.49 2006/08/21 10:21:57 vapier Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml,v 1.50 2006/08/21 10:47:36 vapier Exp $ --> <guide link="/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml" lang="en"> <title>Home Router Guide</title> @@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ <!-- The content of this document is released into the public domain --> <license/> -<version>1.30</version> -<date>2006-08-12</date> +<version>1.31</version> +<date>2006-08-21</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -444,9 +444,12 @@ # <i>/etc/init.d/iptables save</i> # <i>rc-update add iptables default</i> # <i>nano /etc/sysctl.conf</i> -<comment>Add/Uncomment the following lines: +<comment>Add/Uncomment the following lines:</comment> net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1 -net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1</comment> +net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1 + +<comment>If you have a dynamic internet address you probably want to enable this:</comment> +net.ipv4.ip_dynaddr = 1 </pre> <p> @@ -454,6 +457,13 @@ to use the internet as if they were directly connected themselves. </p> +<p> +The ip_dynaddr option is useful for dial on demand systems or when your ISP +gives out dynamic addresses. This works around the problem where a connection +is attempted before the internet interface is fully setup. Really this just +provides for a smoother network experience for users behind your router. +</p> + </body> </section> </chapter> -- [email protected] mailing list
