> I am trying to set up a local network consisting out of two laptops
> under SuSE 8.0 (kernel 2.4.18). The modem on my laptop is not working unde
> r linux, so I want to use the other computer as a gateway. After dialing
> in via modem on the other laptop, the routing
> tables are looking like the following:
>
> - computer 1 (141.30.17.252):
> Kernel IP Routentabelle
> Ziel Router Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use
> Iface
> 141.30.17.252 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0
> eth0 141.30.17.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0
> 0 eth0 0.0.0.0 141.30.17.253 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0
> 0 eth0
>
> - computer 2 gateway (141.30.17.253):
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use
> Iface
> 62.104.204.34 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0
> ppp0 141.30.17.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0
> 0 eth0 0.0.0.0 62.104.204.34 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0
> 0 ppp0
>
> From 141.30.17.252 I am able to connect to 141.30.17.253 in our local
> network, but I do not have access to the outer space. I even cannot ping
> to 62.104.204.34. On 141.30.17.252 I have a pcmcia network card and the
> other computer has a internal network card. I am running out of idea
> s how to get the network working and would appreciate all suggestions.
> Michael.
Have you a kernel with ip forwarding and have you enabled it ?
echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
And have you same basic masquing rules ?
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o ppp0 -j MASQUERADE
Stef
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