> I have got to the point where the first four tests in the HowTo work
> successfully but test 5 fails.
>
> What happens when a W98 box tries to ping an external IP address (203.2.199.1
> - one of mine) is that diald kicks in and a connection is created to the ISP
> but no ICMP replies are received by the PC. Every outbound request "times out".
>
> However, if I run tcpdump on the Linux gateway box, I see ICMP packets flowing
> back and forth as expected on the Ethernet connection but nothing at all on
> the PPP interface.
>
> If I ping the same address from the Linux box (at the same time), I get normal
> response; so the link is up.
You have selected icmp masqerading in the kernal config haven't you?
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