[nos-bbs] gateway

[George [ham] VerDuin]

On 03/24/2011 03:47 PM, Russ WL7LP wrote:
> ok I finally got a new Linux system up (Slackware 9.1)  I finally got 
> a jnos compile. wow it is huge lol
>
Yup -- and that hugeness is much related to the symbols that make gdb 
functional.  If you want to give up on gdb much can be stripped to 
result in a smaller footprint.

> anyhow. I believe I now have Tun working in it. I can ping my internet 
> provider.
>
So does that mean that the [?tun ==> host ==> forward ==> gateway ==> 
ISP ==> firewall ==> host ==> ?tun] chain is working for you?  Or do you 
ping from the host?


> but can seem to ping anything else or connect to anything for that 
> matter. so I am still working on it and with luck will have my gateway 
> back up soon.
>
Perhaps the encap feature is not encapping?  Does the jnos "trace" 
command(s) directed to a file shed light on your missing traffic?


> just want to let those know that are waiting and had or want a route 
> with me. bare with me  I am getting there slowly :-)
>
> 73 Russ WL7LP
>
>
There are a few wrinkles that jnos mounted on Linux [or any other host 
OS for that matter] provides.  Anyone who grew up on a DOS platform does 
not experience the "virtual" thing.  Takes a little head scratching...?

Best of luck.
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