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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: routing from sl0 to ep0
Date: 30 Dec 1995 00:16:34 GMT
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gimwee@www.asia1.com.sg (Active Dreamer) writes:

>   ..., I can't seem
> to get the standalone machine to connect to the outside world via the
> slip connection.

FreeBSD 2.0.5R:

	Add

		sysctl -nw net.inet.ip.forwarding=1

	to your /etc/netstart.

FreeBSD 2.1R:

	Modify

		gateway=YES

	in your /etc/sysconfig.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)