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Date:      Mon, 11 Sep 2000 23:17:56 -0700
From:      "Crist J . Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net>
To:        brad waite <brad@wcubed.net>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: problems setting up a gateway
Message-ID:  <20000911231756.H69158@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009111509110.59175-100000@mail.datausa.com>; from brad@wcubed.net on Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 03:10:14PM -0600
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009111509110.59175-100000@mail.datausa.com>

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On Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 03:10:14PM -0600, brad waite wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> I've set net.inet.ip.forwarding->1 on my 4.0-R box, but it's not
> running like a gateway between my nics.  It was my impression that this
> is all that's required to make an instant router.  There's no messages
> in syslog that indicate any problems.  Do I need to build a new kernel
> w/ipfw support?  Other uggestions?

No need for ipfw(8). Are the interfaces configured correctly and the
routing table set? What do,

  # ifconfig
  # netstat -rn

Return? Also, what are the symptoms of your troubles? What have you
done to check if forwarding works and how does it fail?
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.edu


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