IP FORWARDING
IP forwarding is a process of forwarding IP packets received on one network interface to another network interface. This means that the host that is doing the IP forwarding is neither the source of data nor the sink. IP forwarding must be enabled on hosts that act as routers. Such a host is essentially connected to two or more networks. It receives IP packets from one network, analyzes the packets to determine to which network the packet should be forwarded using a routing mechanism, and then sends the packet to the destination using another network interface.
To list available IP forwarding parameters supported by your system, use the following command:
bash-2.03# ndd /dev/ip \? | grep forwarding ip6_forwarding (read and write) ...Get Solaris™ 8 Network Administrator Certification Training Guide now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
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