Re: how to tell if your kernal has been buil with IP_FORWARD and/or IP_FIREWALL

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From: rod
Date: Sat, 03 May 1997 00:00

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Javy Llora, jbllora@golden3.com.au.junkproof journeyed into
	another dimension with: 
 >
 >Hi.
 >
 >I'm trying to set up two linux routers as firewalls. 
 >
 >I was wondering if there was any way of *directly* telling if a kernel
 >has been built with IP_FORWARDING and/or IP_FIREWALL?


	Something like:
	
	cat /proc/ksyms |grep ip_forw
	
	or from vmlinux:
	
	nm /usr/src/linux/vmlinux|grep ip_forw
	
	You'd need to check the exact symbol names.

-- 
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consistently  unimaginative -- aristoddler

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From: serling@davids.isource.net (rod)
Subject: Re: how to tell if your kernal has been buil with IP_FORWARD and/or IP_FIREWALL
Date: 1997/05/03
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