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Date:      Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:00:55 -0400 (EDT)
From:      "Steve Bertrand" <iaccounts@ibctech.ca>
To:        "Markie" <mark.cullen@dsl.pipex.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: IPFIREWALL_FORWARD sysctl variable
Message-ID:  <3644.209.167.16.15.1089388855.squirrel@209.167.16.15>
In-Reply-To: <008b01c465cb$e7685f40$f800000a@laptop>
References:  <3473.209.167.16.15.1089386539.squirrel@209.167.16.15> <008b01c465cb$e7685f40$f800000a@laptop>

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> | Before I install a new kernel and have to reboot a machine, I thought
> I'd
> | ask if there was a sysctl variable that can toggle the IPFIREWAL_FORWARD
> | option.
> |
>
> There's net.inet.ip.forwarding but i'm not sure if it's read only or even
> perhaps if it exists/works without that in the kernel.

I believe that net.inet.ip.forwarding is equivilant to gateway_enable in
rc.conf (enable the box as a router). I have no idea if the fwd is part of
that feature or not.

I can see IPFW picking up the fwd rule, but the box that it is forwarding
to does not see the traffic.

BTW, I am trying to forward proxy traffic from one box to another box (on
a remote network) just as a test. I'll eventually implement the theory in
a transparent proxy setup.

I'm just going to install the kernel and see what happens.

Tks for the info.

Steve


>
> | Tks.
> |
> | Steve
> |
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