On Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 05:42:06PM +0800, Seng Guan Lee wrote:
> Hi all,
Hi,
> I am using RH7.1 with kernel 2.4.10 with 20010907-2 bridge patch. New
> kernel booted OK. I am using the system as a bridged firewall with no
> ip on both interfaces. The system work wonderfully for me so far.
> However, I am just curious how the iptables FORWARD chain was working
> without enabling ip forwarding in the kernel thru
> /proc/sys/ipv4/ip_forward. "more' proc/sys/ipv4/ip_forward return "0".
> Is this a bug or a feature?
Feature :)
The ip_forward settings concerns IP routing. What you're doing is
bridging. Bridging uses the FORWARD chain mostly to minimise user
confusion.
cheers,
Lennert
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