From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GF7Js-00060A-O6 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:47:49 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with SMTP id k7LAlcX4011280; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:47:38 GMT Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7LAlbQh025519 for ; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:47:38 GMT Received: from lark (lark.gentoo.osuosl.org [140.211.166.177]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B10CE645A8 for ; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:47:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: by lark (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:47:37 +0000 From: "vapier" Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:47:37 +0000 To: gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: home-router-howto.xml Message-Id: <20060821104737.B10CE645A8@smtp.gentoo.org> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-doc-cvs@gentoo.org Reply-to: docs-team@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: 28118872-2793-4a3f-b37e-a06f7cddd6cf X-Archives-Hash: b1e368d76d71272bc10577fb60940413 vapier 06/08/21 10:47:37 Modified: home-router-howto.xml Log: add a small section on ip_dynaddr for Kristian Revision Changes Path 1.50 xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml?rev=1.50&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml?rev=1.50&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml?r1=1.49&r2=1.50 Index: home-router-howto.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/home-router-howto.xml,v retrieving revision 1.49 retrieving revision 1.50 diff -u -r1.49 -r1.50 --- home-router-howto.xml 21 Aug 2006 10:21:57 -0000 1.49 +++ home-router-howto.xml 21 Aug 2006 10:47:36 -0000 1.50 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - + Home Router Guide @@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ -1.30 -2006-08-12 +1.31 +2006-08-21 Introduction @@ -444,9 +444,12 @@ # /etc/init.d/iptables save # rc-update add iptables default # nano /etc/sysctl.conf -Add/Uncomment the following lines: +Add/Uncomment the following lines: net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1 -net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1 +net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1 + +If you have a dynamic internet address you probably want to enable this: +net.ipv4.ip_dynaddr = 1

@@ -454,6 +457,13 @@ to use the internet as if they were directly connected themselves.

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+The ip_dynaddr option is useful for dial on demand systems or when your ISP +gives out dynamic addresses. This works around the problem where a connection +is attempted before the internet interface is fully setup. Really this just +provides for a smoother network experience for users behind your router. +

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