Re: [TCLUG:8854] ip masquerade and packet forwarding

[Dave Erickson <gsa700xxx@mediaone.net>]

Dave Erickson wrote:
> 
> I am trying to set up IP Masquerading on my Linux machine running
> Debian. I have been reading the HOWTO's but I am getting lost.
> 
> I think I have the kernel setup like I'm supposed to but how do I enable
> it?
> 
> Specifically, how do I enable packet forwarding in Debian? The
> instructions are for Red Hat and don't seem to be accurate in my case.
> 
> "Redhat Users:  you may try changing the options in
> /etc/sysconfig/network from:
>       #
>       #                       FORWARD_IPV4=false
>       #                             to
>       #                       FORWARD_IPV4=true
>       #
>       echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward"
> 
> "cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward" : Make sure it says "0"

Sorry, I meant that is says "0" it's supposed to say "1"

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