Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: "Nelson
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] Setting up a home router
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:49:47
Message-Id: 3D60AF2712C16D42A38076E52FD6E3D23F0CA7@ukmcrdembx01.rd.astrazeneca.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Setting up a home router by Daniel Pielmeier
1 > -----Original Message-----
2 > From: Daniel Pielmeier [mailto:daniel.pielmeier@××××××××××.com]
3 > Sent: 14 January 2007 19:27
4 > To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
5 > Subject: [gentoo-user] Setting up a home router
6 >
7 > I can't ping from the desktop to the internet.
8 > ping www.gentoo.org
9 > PING www.gentoo.org (38.99.64.202) 56(84) bytes of data.
10 >
11 > --- www.gentoo.org ping statistics ---
12 > 13 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 11999ms
13 >
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15 I would check that you have done:
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17 echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
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19 Also make sure ICMP isn't blocked anywhere.
20
21 David
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23 Note: These views are my own, advice is provided with no guarantee of success. I do not represent anyone else in any emails I send to this list.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Setting up a home router Daniel Pielmeier <daniel.pielmeier@××××××××××.com>