After making the change to /etc/sysctl.conf you will either need to restart networking on the LTSP server or
sudo sh -c 'echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward' Changing the /etc/sysctl.conf will cause the ip_forward to be true on network restarts thereafter. --- On Mon, 1/12/09, Mickey Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Mickey Moore <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Firefox as local app and networking > To: "Edubuntu Users Group" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 7:28 AM > I have had a similiar problem when I had to plug a Windows > computer into the same switch as the LTSP's are > attached. I believe you need to edit /etc/sysctl.conf and > uncomment as follows: > > > # Uncomment the next line to enable packet forwarding for > IPv4 > net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 > > This will allow the terminal server to act as a router for > machines behind the terminal servers NIC. You will also need > a static route entry in your internet connected router (I > assume 192.168.1.1) to route packets for 192.168.0.0 to > 192.168.1.25. > > > > --- On Mon, 1/12/09, Gavin McCullagh > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Gavin McCullagh <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Firefox as local app and networking > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 5:11 AM > > Hi, > > > > On Sun, 11 Jan 2009, M Rathburn wrote: > > > > > Edubuntu 8.10 amd64 > > > > > > I want to try to run Firefox as a local app on > thin > > clients to see if things > > > can be sped up (right clicks, listboxes, etc.). > I > > have everything set up, > > > unfortunately the thin client running Firefox > locally > > cannot see the > > > internet. Here's my config: > > > > > > eth0 - on my local network where our internet is > > (192.168.1.25, gw > > > 192.168.1.1). > > > eth1 - is the thin client network with scheme > > 192.168.0.254 (server). > > > > The simplest way is probably to run a proxy server > like > > squid on the ltsp > > server, but that will only solve http and ftp. You > might > > want realplayer > > or something later, so NAT is probably the best > approach > > and also will use > > less resources on the server: > > > > https://wiki.edubuntu.org/ThinClientHowtoNAT > > > > Gavin > > > > > > -- > > edubuntu-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users > > > > > -- > edubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
