you can't compile ip forwarding into the kernel in 2.2.x, you gotta enable it manually by
echo "1" >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward that should allow you to add forwarding rules, you may not be able to to ipmasq unless you got all the right kernel configs set. nate ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Vice President Network Operations http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Phil Brutsche wrote: > A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > > > I am running 2.2.12 kernel with ipforwarding compiled into the kernel. > > I want to masq 192.168.1.0/24 but when I used ipchains command: > > > > /sbin/ipchains -A forward -j MASQ -s 192.168.1.0/24 > > > > it returned: no chain by that name. > > why? what is the problem? > > Did you compile in IP masquerading as well? IP forwarding only makes the > system a router, not a router+NAT. > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Phil Brutsche [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "There are two things that are infinite; Human stupidity and the > universe. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
