Network Config

[Lauri Jutila]

> Thanks.  Can someone tell me what is the Red Hat way to turn on
> ip_forward?  Is there a network options item, or do I just need to add
> something to the firewall script?  Will the kids PC need a static IP,
> or will if get DHCP from the router once I enable the IP forward?

How about:

 # echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

That should enable IP forwarding.

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