where to put 'echo 1 > .../ip_forward ???

[Gabriel VLASIU]

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On Wed, 15 Jul 2009, Reg Clemens wrote:

> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:36:14 -0600
> From: Reg Clemens <reg at dwf.com>
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> Subject: where to put 'echo 1 > .../ip_forward ???
> 
> I seem to recall that there is a preferred place to put lines 
> like
>         echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
> 
> in the input scripts. But where?
> 
> Ive put it in /etc/rc.d/rc.local, but Im sure that there is a 
> better place (like a place I would look for it at a later date)

Change net.ipv4.ip_forward from /etc/sysctl.conf from 0 to 1.

Restart your system or run sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf


Gabriel

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