On 3 Dec 1998, Chris G. Demetriou wrote:
> claude.marinier@dreo.dnd.ca (Marinier, M. Claude, G.) writes:
> > This confirms that I need both the option set in the kernel and to set the
> > bit at boot time with sysctl.
> 
> did you actually completely rebuild the kernel, or just config it with
> options gateway and re-make?

I usually do config, make depend, and make. I may have missed a step.
Should I delete the directory in compile before re-building?

> The behaviour of the GATEWAY option is (in 1.3-branch and -current):
> 
> #ifndef IPFORWARDING
> #ifdef GATEWAY
> #define IPFORWARDING    1       /* forward IP packets not for us */
> #else /* GATEWAY */
> #define IPFORWARDING    0       /* don't forward IP packets not for us */
> #endif /* GATEWAY */
> #endif /* IPFORWARDING */
> [ ... ]
> int     ipforwarding = IPFORWARDING;
> 
> 
> so if you turn on GATEWAY, you really should _not_ need to sysctl
> net.inet.ip.forwarding.

Agreed.

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