[ubuntu-uk] [OT] Basic network gateway server setup

Matthew Macdonald-Wallace matthew at truthisfreedom.org.uk
Tue Aug 31 23:10:51 BST 2010


Quoting Eddie B <eddieb at gmail.com>:

> Hi everyone
>
>
> My hunch is that it's something to do with the routing tables, or
> maybe the DHCP on eth0, but I can't find a proper answer anywhere on
> Google. I was hoping to find some sort of sample config, as surely
> this is not an uncommon situation, but maybe I'm not searching for the
> right terms.
>

Run this as root on the server:

echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

And see how you get on.

M.
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