[pptp-server] Can't ping the local LAN

Nate Carlson natecars at real-time.com
Wed Mar 8 16:31:46 CST 2000


On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, Gary Bowers wrote:

> OK
> 
> I have read all that I can, and now I need some help.
> 
> I have got poptop configured, and I can make a connection, but I cannot ping
> past the poptop server.
> 
> I have tried so many different combinations now, that I could not give you
> an accurate picture of my environment.
> 
> I have turned on proxyarp, and i have made the remore and localIPs to be on
> my local lan.  I still get request timed out when trying to ping.
> 
> Tell me what you need to help me, and its yours.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Gary

Gary,

Do you have ip forwarding enabled?

echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
ipchains -P forward ACCEPT

(add real firewall rules later.. just use that for testing.)

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