Re: Network Config Problems

[Chris Hewitt <g0pae manordat demon co uk>]

Tom Ford wrote:

> I'm having trouble getting a simple workstation box access the net.
>
> IP Addr: 195.224.13.86
>
> DNS Prm: 195.224.13.3
>
> DNS Scn: 195.224.13.140
>
> Gateway: 195.224.13.1
>
> This should be all okay, and upon pinging the machine from a windows 
> based machine I can get returns. I can SSH into the machine fine from 
> another pc on the same network.
>
> I cannot access the internet using mozillia on the machine, it says 
> connection is either refused or times out. I cannot SSH into the box 
> outside of the current local area network.
>
> I am I doing something wrong with regards to gateway? It seems to me 
> that the box is failing to find a route out to the good ol' www. I 
> have set this all up in the network config settings.
Have you set ip forwarding? This is needed to allow connections through 
the computer.
echo 1>/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

HTH
Chris