[plug] Internet Gatewaying

Garth Atkinson garth at cclinic.com.au
Mon Aug 7 09:18:29 WST 2000


Have you enabled ip forwarding on the linux box?

John Breen wrote:
> 
> I've got my dialup access working properly (thanks to Tony and others
> on the list...)
> 
> Now, I want to use the Linux box as an internet gateway (like Wingate
> used to do when my Winblows machine didn't have a WinModem).  I've
> read all the documentation I can lay my hands on, including the three
> books I've got - one of which is specifically about RH.  I've
> recompiled the kernel, and set up the IP firewalling rules with
> ipwadm (which calls ipchains).  I've set up the windows machine to
> use the Linux box as its default gateway for TCP/IP, rebooted
> everything to get all the stuff to register correctly and...
> 
> I still can't see the net from the Windows box.  Have I missed
> something here that I need to do?  Help!
> |
> | John Breen
> |
> | jbreen at wn.com.au
> | john at fairport.com.au
> |
> | "Do not worry, Arthur Dent.  Be afraid.  Be VERY afraid."
> | Agrajag, "Life, the Universe and Everything"
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