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On Tue, Oct 04, 2005 at 04:31:38PM -0400, Dan Gregory wrote:
> > -A PREROUTING -m ttl --ttl-eq 202 -j ACCEPT
> >
> > echo 204 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_default_ttl
>
> 202 != 204?
>
> Is this a typo?
>
Thought so first, but remember that each time a router touches it the
ttl gets decreased. So if the linux routing box it two hops away from
the laptop (which is likely if he has a separate wireless router
dedicated to such use) the difference of two would be the right
solution. :)
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