On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:22:18 +0100, Kjetil Kjernsmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hi all! > > This feels like a really stupid question, I thought this was going to > be trivial... > > Basically, my workstation is connected to the net with ADSL, and now I > added a second NIC, and connected a laptop to the NIC with a > cross-over cable. > > I then configured the eth1 interface on the workstation: > iface eth1 inet static > address 10.42.42.1 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > because I have a similar setup on a network were I have a real router > (floppyfw-based), and where this laptop usually is. It's not mine, so > I usually don't have it here at home. On the laptop, I then went ifup > eth0, and then, the workstation and laptop talks to eachother just > fine. > > But packets from the workstation can't reach the outside world, but I > thought just adding a route from there would do the appropriate > masqing, so > route add default gw 10.42.42.1 eth0 > on the laptop would do the trick... Apparently not... > > Anybody else have this sort of setup...? ..'cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward ' sez? ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
