Re: [linux-tr] Linux Routing Problem Between TR0 and ETH0 (fwd)

[David Pineau <David.Pineau@hwcn.org>]

I checked the file you suggested, and it does exist on my 2.0 kernel.
However, it already does contain a 1. Thanks anyhow for the tip.

David.
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On Sun, 30 May 1999, Michael R. Eckhoff wrote:

> 
> Ok....  It's been a while since i've booted a 2.0 kernel, so if this is 2.1/2.2
> stuff, I'm REALLY sorry, but it's worth a shot.
> 
> In the newer kernels for certain you need to enable routing.  You do this by:
> 
> cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
> 
> If it is 0, echo a 1 to it (echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward) to enable
> routing.  If you want to stop routing, you echo a 0 to turn it back off.
> 
> Mike
> 
> On Sun, 30 May 1999, you wrote:
> > >%_
> > I  have a Slackware Linux 2.0.34 box with an IBM 16/4 ISA TR card, and a
> > PCI  NE2000 compatible ethernet card, with each card defined on a
> > different subnet.  Each card works well on its own subnet, however I
> > cannot get packets routed between the two subnets.  Although I'm fairly
> > new to Linux, I believe my rc.inet1 is correct - I've attached it along
> > with output from route and ifconfig.
> > 
> > Does this problem stem from the fact multicast is not yet available for
> > Token Ring adapters on Linux?   I'd really appreciate any help with
> > this.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > David Pineau
> > Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
> > david.pineau@hwcn.org
> > 
> 
> ----------------------------------------
> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; name="route.txt"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> Content-Description: 
> ----------------------------------------
> 
> ----------------------------------------
> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; name="rc.inet1"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> Content-Description: 
> ----------------------------------------
> 
> ----------------------------------------
> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; name="ifconfig.txt"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> Content-Description: 
> ----------------------------------------
>