howto get /proc/net/ipv4/ip_forward - fixed

[Qubax]

i found out that since i've gentoo kernel 2.4.19-r9 my router was not working any more.
after all the problem is - there is no /proc/net/ipv4 directory, so there is also no ip_forward

i've /proc in my kernel, net filter in the kernel, nearly everything from the tcpip tree, and all netfilter config things (except ipchains and ipfawdm) as module. sysctl is also compiled into the kernel

some ideas ?

[px]

In kernel you must have:
networking-options:
Network packet filtering
networking-options > Netfilter configuration
Connection tracking
FTP Protocol
Ip tables support
Connection state match support
Packet filtering
- Reject
Full nat
- Masquerade
- Redirect
packet mangling
Log target

Is there any ipv4 option in kernel?

for more info on masquerading:
tldp.org/HOWTO/Masquerading-Simple-HOWTO/indepth.html
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[Qubax]

i changed my kernel like that, but there is still no ipv4 directory in /proc.
do i have to enable proc in kernel or not? (even if it sounds like a silly question)

[lowgitek]

[Qubax]

after all a

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this is my network config, so does somebody see an error

[Qubax]

compared it with the post from above and linuxfromscratch, tried again, but nothing

who does build up the proc tree, cause it seems that after all the changing in the kernel, the proc tree never changed (yes, it is in my fstab).
can it be that there is a kernel error?

am i the only with this problem?

[Qubax]

for those who need it
the right net dir is located at /proc/sys/net/