> On advice of not-so-newbies, I proceeded to custom-compile a version of > that kernel, and got Masquerading operational. Now, with the recent > kernel upgrade that's become available in the past week, Masquerading > is still working, for me -- so, either the latest kernel has it > switched 'on' by default, or the configuration files on my machine after > the custom-compile had a beneficent effect. :-) Dunno which.
I can almost guarantee you that the new kernel didn't "inherit" any masquerading-ness from your custom kernel (since the primary masquerading code can't be a module, I don't think). Are you sure that you've *booted* the new stock kernel and not just been booting your old home-brewed one? - Joe
