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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!asstdc.scgt.oz.au!nsw.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!imci3!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.albany.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-dc-10.sprintlink.net!news-dc.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news-paris.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news-stkh.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news-lond.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: use FreeBSD as a gateway Date: 21 Aug 1996 11:25:24 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 31 Message-ID: <4veo6k$av@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <321480a7.207448003@news.resolink.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Kinson (kinson@resolink.com) wrote: : Hi, : I want to use FreeBSD as a gateway of 2 ethernets. : host A : | : | interface-A : FreeBSD gateways : | interface-B : | : host B : I already set gateway in /etc/sysconfig to YES. : Now, host B can telnet to gateway and then telnet to host A : host B can ping/traceroute to gateway's interface A or B : But when host B traceroute host A, all appear is * * * * * * : I am sure the routing table in all the 3 hosts are right and : I have also tried to run routed in the FreeBSD gateway : Have anyone experienced this before ? expect the : /etc/sysconfig file what else should I config to turn on : the ip-forwarding in the FreeBSD gateway. Have you made sure that B can route to A & vice versa ? What does PING say ? -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....