On Fri, 19 Jul 2002, Harald T Zipko wrote:
> Hello out there, > > after the (successfull ;-)!) install of mandrake on my ppc9500 I am trying to use >this box as a router in the following way: > > ADSL > | > [bintec] > |-192.168.100.1 > | > | > |-eth0 (applemace) 192.168.100.2 > [ppc9500] Mandrake 8.2 > |-eth1 (hp-device) 192.168.1.6 > | > | > [hub] > | > 192.168.x.x > > I used the mandrake controll center configuration tool to enable routing >functionalities. > >From the LAN I can ping/reach/traceroute to eth0 and eth1 but I am not able to >reach the defined gateway 192.160.100.1. Did I miss something important?? > Haven't used that tool, but I'd take a look at your routing tables: /sbin/route and make sure packet forwarding is enabled: [stew@powerbook-cooker failure]$ cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward 1 set in /etc/sysctl.conf: [stew@powerbook-cooker failure]$ cat /etc/sysctl.conf # Disables packet forwarding net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1 Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc
