Re: Re[6]: Can´t access a box remotely

[Mauricio Brunstein]

Hexren:

Ok. From the logical point of view this is true. But when I put put
router_enable="NO" in rc.conf, the internal LAN and the box cannot be
reached anymore from the Internet. From the internal LAN I can do ssh
to the box always regardless of this setting.


Thanks anyway!! Your help was very useful.

Sincerely,

Mauricio.


On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:48:18 +0100, Hexren <me at hexren.net> wrote:
> MB> Hexren:
> 
> MB> Also I have another question:
> 
> MB> If you look at the handbook it states that if you use ppp, you need to
> MB> put router_enable="NO" in rc.conf, because if you enable routed, it
> MB> can delete the routes added by ppp. The problem is that if I put
> MB> router_enable="NO" in rc.conf, i cant access my box from outside, and
> MB> this time is not a dyndns related issue. I don´t have idea that what
> MB> could be the cause of this situation. Does it seems familiar to you???
> 
> MB> Thank you for all your help!!!
> 
> MB> Mauricio.
> 
> ---------------------------------------------
> 
> No it does not.
> In my experience just using 'gateway_enable="yes"' is sufficient for
> bringing a private LAN online.
> 
> Hexren
> 
>