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as a lab assignment we are supposed to configure our linux pc with two network interfaces and make it behave as a router. could you give me some guidance on how to proceed?

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Just toss in a Vyatta live CD :) – Tim Post Oct 5 '09 at 15:20
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This will enable routing temporarily:

echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

If your want this option to survive a reboot, add net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 to your /etc/sysctl.conf

HTH,
PEra

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You'll also want each interface configured in different subnets – Charles Hooper Oct 5 '09 at 15:30
If you do that, what exactly is the effect? An example? – djangofan Oct 5 '09 at 19:17
Example? Use the IP of that box as gateway to the subnet on the other side of the router an it will forward your packets... – PEra Oct 5 '09 at 19:47
where do you configure the forward address? – djangofan Apr 9 '10 at 23:17
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If it is just a simple packet forwarding, do what PEra suggested. Try looking up shorewall for a quick and easy way to configure more things. For more advanced information, refer to LARTC instead.

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+1 for shorewall, though it does involve a bit of a learning curve, however the curve is MUCH less than diving straight into iptables. – Tim Post Oct 5 '09 at 15:19
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There is a large, detailed How-To here. There is another good one here.

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