Bug 11280

Summary:	/etc/rc.d/init.d/network IP forwarding Bug
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	peter
Component:	initscripts	Assignee:	Cristian Gafton <gafton>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	6.2
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Hardware:	i386
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Description peter 2000-05-07 16:46:29 UTC

The script /etc/rc.d/init.d/network has a bug in it such that IP forwarding
is always disabled after network restart or system reboot.

Examining the script it always places a zero in
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_foward if its not zero already.

This means IP forwarding is ALWAYS disabled after a reset or network
restart.
Editing the script or taking the network script from RH 6.0 fixes the
problem.

Comment 1 Jeff Johnson 2000-05-08 19:41:59 UTC

This is an initscripts problem. Changing component ...

Comment 2 Bill Nottingham 2000-05-16 16:28:59 UTC

If you restart the network, it will re-run 'sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf';
this will reset IP forwarding if desired.