Turning on IP datagram forwarding

 

You need to turn on IP datagram forwarding on the partition that connects the virtual Ethernet to the external LAN. IP datagram forwarding enables the IP packets to be forwarded among different subnets.

For this scenario, you need to turn on IP datagram forwarding on Partition A.

To turn on IP datagram forwarding, follow these steps:

  1. At the command line on partition A, type CHGTCPA and press F4.

  2. For the IP datagram forwarding prompt, type *YES.

 

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