cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip chapter.sgml

[Simon L. Nielsen]

On 2008.12.30 10:53:22 +0000, Remko Lodder wrote:
> remko       2008-12-30 10:53:22 UTC
> 
>   FreeBSD doc repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip chapter.sgml 
>   Log:
>   Tell that setting gateway_enable="YES" will make a persistent
>   change after a reboot.
>   
>   Also mention that one can use sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1
>   to enable the gateway setting immediatly.
[...]
> |  	  If you want your FreeBSD SLIP Server to act as a router, you
> |  	  will have to edit the <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> file and
> |  	  change the setting of the <literal>gateway_enable</literal> variable
> | -	  to <option>YES</option>.</para>
> | +	  to <option>YES</option>.  This will make sure that setting the
> | +	  routing option will be persistent after a reboot.</para>
> |   
> | -	<para>You will then need to reboot for the new settings to take
> | -	  effect.</para>
> | +	<para>To apply the settings immediatly you can execute the
> | +	  following command as <username>root</username>:</para>
> | +
> | +	<screen>&prompt.root; sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1</screen>

How about for simplicity just telling user they can run

    /etc/rc.d/routing start

?

-- 
Simon L. Nielsen