Re: routing problem

[Mark Bojara <mark@aboutit.co.za>]

Surely somebody else has had the same problem and resolved it?

Len, If you found a solution Id really appreciate it if you could mail me aswell. 

Thanks Alot
Mark

On Feb 17, 2004 12:15 AM, Len Jacobs <ljacobs@mandala-designs.com> wrote:

> I had posted this query several weeks ago and am still struggling with 
> this problem.
> 
> I have been running a 3.3 system with pf as a firewall and gateway for 
> email and web servers with no problem. Yet, while trying to set up a 3.4 
> system (generic kernel), with an xl and rl NIC, I am unable to get the 
> local systems to get their packets sent out via the OpenBSD server.
> 
> In /etc/sysctl.conf, I do have the line:
> "net.inet.ip.forwarding=1"
> 
> The server itself can reach internal and external IPs, the internal
> hosts can ping the internal and external NICs of the OpenBSD server, but 
> cannot reach the gateway IP address.
> 
> The (I think) relevant dmesg output re the NICs:
> rl0 at pci1 dev 6 function 0 "Realtek 8139" rev 0x10: irq 11 address
> 00:30:1b:ae:a4:bf
> rlphy0 at rl0 phy 0: RTL internal phy
> "VIA VT6306 FireWire" rev 0x46 at pci1 dev 7 function 0 not
> configured
> xl0 at pci1 dev 8 function 0 "3Com 3c905C 100Base-TX" rev 0x78:
> irq 10xl0: command never completed!
>   address 00:04:75:8b:fd:14
> exphy0 at xl0 phy 24: 3Com internal media interface
> 
> What am I missing or forgetting? It must be something obvious and yet is 
> not apparent to me. Any suggestions will be welcome.
> 
> Thanks.