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## Linux system as router

  Forum: Tour of the Linux kernel source
  Re: How to compile a source code for a router ? (wai leong)
  Keywords: router
  Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 05:31:39 GMT
  From: Srikant Sharma (Chiku) <srikants@wipinfo.soft.net>

    Well,
       Changing linux machine into a router is very easy
       Compile the Linux kernel with option CONFIG_IP_ROUTER

        I guess when you run make config ...there is an option
        on the lines ..
          Do you want to allow IP_FORWARDING between the n/w
          say Yes to this .....
        All the settings can be done in TCP/IP section of
        ' make config'

        After that setting proper attributes for Net interfaces as
        Subnet Mask ... default gateway  (using ifconfig etc.)
        you can configure it to be a router.
    Srikant