[NTLUG:Discuss] can not ping itself.

[MadHat]

At 03:44 PM 5/2/2001 +0000, you wrote:



>>From: MadHat <madhat at unspecific.com>
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>>>>be.  Also, you don't have a local route to your own IP.
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>then, what do you mean this?

Check the config files I mentioned.  if they are set up properly, the 
routes should be there.


>>>ok, I guess this is my problem/question.
>>>how do I know (or check) if the ipforward is enabled?
>>
>>shouldn't matter for this particular issue.  ipforward is for forwarding
>>from one interface to the other.
>
>I do have 2 NICs in the box. I want to make sure it is enabled.
>I like to know how.

If it is compiled into the kernel to enable it you have to use
# echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
to enable it...  then you have to use ipchains (depending on kernel 
version) to set up the rules.




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