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Enable packet forwarding

  • Add tasks that enable packet forwarding
  • May need reboot or restart of network cards

Example:

enable packet forwarding

$ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1

make it persistent

$ echo "net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf

cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward 1

Edited by Jim Larsson