[Asterisk-Users] very OT - basic newbie networking question

[Howard Lowndes]

You need to ensure that the * box is set up to forward packets - set
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward (I think that is it, without checking) to
the value 1, something like:
echo 1 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward



On Thu, 2004-12-09 at 02:57, Asterisk wrote:
> Sorry to ask such a basic question:
> 
> I have a * box with 2 nics in the following setup:
> 
> Internet
> |
> 192.168.5.253 (firewall)
> |
> 192.168.5.xxx network (gw 192.168.5.253)
> |
> 192.168.5.10 (* nic 1)
> 192.168.6.10 (* nic 2)
> |
> 192.168.6.xxx network
> 
> The netmask for both networks is 255.255.255.0
> 
> The 192.168.6.xxx networks has a 48 port switch solely for the use of 
> cicso 7940 phones, the 192.168.5.xxx is for the pc's (winxp) / servers 
> (2003) etc.
> 
> I want to be able to access the phones (telnet/web etc) from the .5.xxx 
> network, and I want the phones to be able to access the .5.xxx network.
> 
> I have tried various combinations, to no success - hence the plea for 
> help. There is *too* much google for 2 nic networking !
> 
> So, finally to the question:
> 
> What do I need to do to achieve my goal ? would some kind soul supply 
> m,e with the routing table and / or network settings that I need to apply ?
> 
> Many thanks.
> 
> Julian
> 
> 
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