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Date:      Thu, 30 Aug 2001 09:45:45 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca>
To:        Sridhar M <sridharm@in.ceeyes.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Help me regarding IP forwarding
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0108300944560.2056-100000@xena.gsicomp.on.ca>
In-Reply-To: <3B8E2130.F0EEC773@in.ceeyes.com>

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Do you have gateway_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf?

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Matthew Emmerton      || matt@gsicomp.on.ca
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On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Sridhar M wrote:

> 
> hi
> 
> while i am working on FreeBSD5.0, my system has configured with two
> ethernet cards which was i need.
> and  my system ethernet cards configuration are
> fxp0  : ip : 10.1.6.160/24
> fxp1: ip 10.1.6.161/24
> default gateway : ip : 10.1.6.1
> gateway and routed was enabled .
> i am able to ping locally to the card fxp0( 10.1.6.160)interface, but
> not to fxp1 (10.1.6.161) interface.   as this testing was done without
> connecting network,
> 
> 
> 1).. If i connected  two interfaces (fxp0 and fxp1)to network  then we
> are able to ping locally as well as in the network.
> 
> 2). If i coonected  one interface(fxp0) to network , we are able to ping
> 
> fxp0(10.1.6.160) in the network as well as locally., but not to
> fxp1(10.1.6.161) in either cas.
> 
> 3)I f i coonected one interface(fxp1) to network, we are not able to
> ping both (fxp0 and fxp1) in the noetwork. but able to ping locally to
> only fxp0..
> 
> 4) and i have placed fxp0 ip as the gateway for fxp1, then i am able to
> ping fxp1 locally..
> those are all the case that i have tesetd.....?  what might be the
> problem? and i want to forward the packets from one interface to another
> interface on network.
>  our setup is freebsd system having two ethernet cards... one ethenet
> card is connected to one host and another ehternet card is connected to
> another host k, now i am unable to ping from one host   to another host
> thru these ethernet cards. these two hosts and free BSD system  are in
> the same network.
> 
> so that was the problem, is it possible with freeBSD  ? if yes , what
> could be the neceessary things to be take care? what are all the steps i
> have to follow to make this packet forwrding enable? please help me, i
> will be greateful  to u for your response.......
> thank Q
> sridhar
> 
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