Re: SLIP gateway on a local network

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From: Timothy Murphy
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 16:08

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Pedro Miguel Sequeira de Justo Teixeira <pmt@hidro1.ist.utl.pt> writes:

>> I own two UNIX machines connected via Ethernet: A and B.
>> One system (A) is also connected to internet via SLIP (dynamic IP).
>> How can i use the SLIP connection also on the other machine (B) ?
>> I tried (in B) adding a default route to A, it seems that packets are sent but not
>> received.

>	You must recompile the kernel with the GateWaying
>option ON (it is off by default) for Machine B.

Have you actually done this?
If so, please just tell us what you put in the relevant /etc files.


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Subject: Re: SLIP gateway on a local network
Date: 22 Mar 1996 16:08:53 -0000
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