Subject: Re: Setting up gateway...
To: Jasper Y. Wong <wongj@rpi.edu>
From: Berndt Josef Wulf <wulf@hotdog.apana.org.au>
List: amiga
Date: 09/28/1995 19:18:23
Jasper Y. Wong writes:
> 
> Hi, I've run into some problems when I'm setting up my Amiga 3000 as
> a gateway machine to an ISP.  The computer is running NetBSD v1.0 installed
> from Metting Pearls CD (II).  I've one modem line going out to an ISP and
> a few computers on the LAN with assigned IPs.  I used to use AmiTCP v4.2
> on AmigaDOS3.1 to act as a gateway and it worked great, so I know other
> computers have correctly configured.  Right now the Amiga can access both
> the outside world as well as local machines but local machines cannot
> get past the Amiga.  I've changed the parameters in /etc/netstart, gated
> is turned ON, routed_flags is using -g.  I haven't really changed anything
> else yet since I don't know what else to change.  The amiga is running PPP
> connection thru the modem and have a IP address of 205.246.11.91 for the
> a2065 ethernet card (netmask 255.255.255.248, broadcast 205.246.11.88).
> The computer serves IPs from 88-95.  Does anyone know what am I missing?
> I'm pretty new in setting up unix boxes....any help will be greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> Jasper
> wongj@rpi.edu
> 
> 

Hi Jasper,

try to compile your kernel with the option GATEWAY and DIRECTED BROADCAST
enabled.


cheerio Berndt
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