Subject: Re: Router Setup
To: sachin shetty <sshetty@eng.utoledo.edu>
From: Hubert Feyrer <hubert.feyrer@informatik.fh-regensburg.de>
List: tech-net
Date: 11/21/2001 03:18:37
On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, sachin shetty wrote:
> I have NetBSD installed on a Pentium II.I would like to set it up as a
> router for our local network.
> It would be great if i could get some directions in this regard

Bake a kernel with "options GATEWAY" in the kernel (see options(4)), 
or as an alternative put the following into /etc/sysctl.conf:

	net.inet.ip.forwarding=1
	net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=1

Make sure your interfaces are configured properly, check your routes, and
there you go.


 - Hubert

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