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   Carlos E.R. to andrew.williams@t-online.de   
   Re: IP Forwarding   
   01 Aug 17 13:53:20   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2017-08-01 13:29, andrew.williams@t-online.de wrote:   
   > On Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 12:04:12 PM UTC+2, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >> On 2017-07-31 08:14, andrew.williams@t-online.de wrote:   
   >>> On Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 8:00:59 PM UTC+2, andrew....@t-online.de   
   wrote:   
   >>>> I have a Windows (and Linux 13.2) machine which I use once or twice a   
   month, it connects to the world via my "main machine" and IP Forwarding.  The   
   IPV4 Addresses are fixed on that internal network, IPV6 forwarding via radvd.   
   >>>> The IPV4 part of this has worked since 15-20 years on one Suse / Opensuse   
   version after another, the IPV6 part for around a year now.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> It has not worked since I upgraded from Leap 42.1 to 42.2.   
   >>>> I have a spare 32-bit machine using Suse 11.1 and am currently having to   
   use that instead.   
   >>>> NFS and Samba work perfectly well between the various hosts, but that is   
   all.  There is always a chance that I have screwed up a setting or two but it   
   certainly does not look like it.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Does anyone else use IP Forwarding under 42.2?   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> I installed 42.3 a week ago and got around to testing this today.   
   >>> It works again.  With the inherited network config from 42.2 and 42.1.   
   >>   
   >> Wonderful! :-)   
   >>   
   >> Sorry I could not see what was wrong previously.   
   >>   
   >> --   
   >> Cheers, Carlos.   
   >   
   > If it was not for CS saying it worked for him, I'd be assuming it was a   
   fundamental defect in 42.2.  As it is, I'm assuming it was a defect which only   
   applied under certain circumstances.  Should I hold you responsible for that?   
   > ;-)   
      
   :-)   
      
   No, I meant that I couldn't provide more useful help. I didn't know what   
   was wrong, bug, misconfiguration, what. Or what you might have tried.   
      
   In any case, I'm happy that you got it solved, whatever the cause was.   
   Probably as you say, some strange defect.   
      
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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