Maybe you only need to enable IP forwarding : ip_forward=yes
in the file /etc/network/options Claude On Wed, 2004-12-08 at 23:43, Sergio Basurto Juarez wrote: > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I wonder if someone could help please! > > > > I've upgraded to sarge, and built a new kernel with > > lots of the networking > > options built in. > > > > I've tried to set up IP masquerading so I can use my > > Debian PC as a router > > to a [dialup] ISP. The Debian machine has a serial > > modem and an ethernet > > card. The ethernet connects OK to the other > > computers [Macs and Windows] - > > you can ping either way and get responses. > > > > Once connected to the ISP, the Debian machine can > > ping the IP address of its > > modem and get a response, and canload web pages. > > But other machines get > > nothing when I try. > > > > dmesg on the Debian machine only lists: > > > > 192.168.0.0, although the address of eth0 is > > 192.168.0.5 > > the IP address of the modem ppp0 > > and 0.0.0.0 with the modem IP under "gateway". > > > > Any idea what could be wrong? > > > Try to setup your default gw to the address of the ppp > connection > > #route add default gw ppp_address > > also see how is you maskerade with > #iptables -L -t nat > > if is not active you shoul do like this > > iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o ethx -j SNAT --to > ppp_address > > ethx is your external interface > Hope this help!!! > > > ===== > -- > Sergio Basurto J. > > If I have seen further it is by standing on the > shoulders of giants. (Isaac Newton) > -- > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! > http://my.yahoo.com > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
