On Mon, 2004-10-11 at 10:54, Paul Howarth wrote: > > My network setup is a Fedora Core 2 (192.168.1.2) and a Windows 2000 > > (192.168.1.3) boxes connected to two ports in an ADSL router > > (192.168.1.1). I guess I don't need IP forwarding on my linux machine. I > > know that with the command "echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward" I > > can turn it off. > > > > What is the right place to add this command to keep it on reboot? > > rc.local? > > > > Can it be turned off through any configuration tool? > > Just add a line > > net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0 > > to /etc/sysctl.conf if it's not already there (which it usually is by default). It is, but somehow (maybe when iptables is started?) /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward=1 Juan -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
