[ale] routing problem?

[zeb morgan]

Forgive top-posting.  Also forgive typo.  LAN is on eth0.  Internet is on eth1. 
Packet forwarding is on, as manifested in dmesg and "cat
/proc/sys/net/ipvr/ip_forward".  Gateway is system A.  Lan is systems B,C,D,and
E.

Thanks for the interest..  Zeb


Geoffrey wrote:
> 
> Note, I assume it's a typo as you've indicated that both your networks
> are connected to eth1.
> 
> Have you turned forwarding on?  Cat the following:
> 
> /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
> 
> It should have a value of 1.
> 
> zeb morgan wrote:
> > I have a problem that I think is a routing problem.  I am trying to use an old
> > 486 as a gateway router.  The Internet is connected on eth1 using Roaring
> > Penguin's PPPoE.  The local net is connected on eth1. (Two NICs in the system.)
> > I can ping sites on the internet from the gateway machine, and I can ping all
> > the machines on my local net from the gateway.  I can ping the gateway from any
> > of the machines on the local net.  I cannot ping any sites on the internet from
> > any of the machines on my local net (with the exception of the gateway system).
> >
> > What routes should I put on the internal systems?
> >
> > What routes should I put on the gateway system?
> >
> > Any thought will be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks, Zeb
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