A. Gent wrote: >Hi, >I would like to use a RedHat 7.2 as a dial-in server. >The box connects to the Internet with a network card, >using a router. The router's IP address, 192.168.0.1 >is the default gateway for the RedHat box, which is >192.168.0.177. >The dial-in server box connects to the Internet >without a problem. > >I have set up the dial-in server and I can connect to >it with an other RedHat box, using PPP. During PPP I >assign to the dial-in box the IP 192.168.0.178. > >Once the connection is up, from 192.168.0.178 I can >ping 192.168.0.177, I can ssh there, etc. > >What should I do in order to be able to ping the >router (192.168.0.1) and go to the Internet from >192.1168.0.178? > >I have seen a reference to firewallss in >/etc/rc.d/init.d, but it complains about not finding >/etc/sysconfig/cipe. > >I have cipe installed on the dial-in box, however I do >not have 2 network card there, only one. I would like >to enable IP forwarding between 192.168.0.177 ethernet >and the PPP link. > >I have found /etc/ppp/firewall-masq script I have run >it, but still no luck. > >Any help is appreciated. > >Art > > > You need to enable forwarding on the dial in server. I have accomplished this using the following command:
# echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward I sent this command out recently and received the following reply: >> Nowadays these values are usually not set directly using the proc filesystem >> but by using sysctl. Try setting >> net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1 >> in /etc/sysctl.conf. You may still need firewalling and/or cipe, but neither of those is likely to be your problem right now. Steve _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
