Written note about Linux/VMWare w/local ethernet

 - problem investigation by courtesy of Hussain Akbar <Hussain@systemsltd.com>

diff --git a/bin/ppp9k b/bin/ppp9k
index 1f3316f..e40a7e8 100755 (executable)
--- a/bin/ppp9k
+++ b/bin/ppp9k
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 # $Id$
+# written by Jan Kratochvil <short@ucw.cz>
+#
+# Note to users of:
+#       Linux running INSIDE VMWare (e.g. on Win32 machine)
+#   and internet connection through local ethernet card:
+# You MUST enable masquerading (NAT) for your Communicator's IP address!
+#   iptables -t nat -F
+#   iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING --source 192.168.90.1 -j MASQUERADE
+# (replace 192.168.90.1 by your $NOKIA9K setting below, if you change it)
+#  - problem investigation by courtesy of Hussain Akbar <Hussain@systemsltd.com>
+
 
 # IP address for N9K, "192.168.90.1" if not provided (either here or from
 # some ~/.profile etc.)