424513 – iptables comment for working w/ UML

Bug 424513 - iptables comment for working w/ UML

Summary: iptables comment for working w/ UML

Status:	RESOLVED OBSOLETE

Alias:	None

Product:	[OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Other documents (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal enhancement (vote)
Assignee:	Docs Team

URL:	http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/uml.xml
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Reported:	2012-07-02 15:44 UTC by Grant Goodyear
Modified:	2013-07-23 14:10 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Grant Goodyear 2012-07-02 15:44:13 UTC

I received the following e-mail from a user:

Emmanuel windowsucks2000@aim.com
Jun 30 (1 day ago)
		
I followed the Gentoo UML guide (http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/uml.xml) and was successful at getting a running UML instance. However, I struggled with the networking and have a tip that may save others some time:
if using iptables, make sure the FORWARD chain on the packet filtering is letting the packets through. My chain was empty but the policy was set to DROP. As soon as I changed the policy to ACCEPT I was able to ping www.gentoo.org.

Thanks again for the documentation!

Reproducible: Always




Heh.  I didn't realize anybody still used UML.

Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2013-07-23 14:10:42 UTC

I have moved the UML guide to https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/User-mode_Linux/System_testing_with_UML