fedora as a router

[Bernd Bartmann]

On 9/18/05, Vincent Blondel <vincent at xtra-net.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Fedora Users,
> 
> I am trying to configure my Fedora system as a router but this is not 
> working.
> 
> In my opinion, configuring Linux as a router is nothing more than
> 
> "echo 1 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4.ip_forward".
> 
> This is my current situation.
> 
> Distro : Fedora FC3 ( last update today )
> 
> machine A --> fedora router --> machine B.
> 
> machine A : 192.168.3.1 <http://192.168.3.1> netmask 255.255.255.0<http://255.255.255.0>
> defaultroute 192.168.3.2 <http://192.168.3.2>
> Fedora router : eth1 192.168.3.2 <http://192.168.3.2> netmask 
> 255.255.255.0 <http://255.255.255.0>
> eth2 192.168.2.1 <http://192.168.2.1> netmask 255.255.255.0<http://255.255.255.0>
> 
> echo 1 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4.ip_forward"
> iptables : no rules defined ( everything ACCEPT )
> 
> machine B : 192.168.2.2 <http://192.168.2.2> netmask 255.255.255.0<http://255.255.255.0>
> 
> When I try to ping, from machine A 192.168.3.2 <http://192.168.3.2> and 
> 192.168.2.1 <http://192.168.2.1>, no problem but when I try to ping 
> 192.168.2.2 <http://192.168.2.2> or when I try connect on
> the webserver running on 192.168.2.2 <http://192.168.2.2>, I don't get any 
> answer.
> 
> I know this question is very stupid but it seems I miss something. So can 
> somebody help me to solve this problem ???
> 

Did you set 192.168.2.1 <http://192.168.2.1> as the default gateway on 
192.168.2.2 <http://192.168.2.2>?

Best regards,
Bernd.
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