A systems administrator needs to enable routing of IP packets between network interfaces. Which of the following kernel parameters should the administrator change?

The correct answer is D. net.ipv4.ip_forward. The net.ipv4.ip_forward kernel parameter controls whether the Linux kernel can forward IP packets between network interfaces, enabling routing functionality when set to 1.

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Anet.ipv4.ip_multicast
Bnet.ipv4.ip_route
Cnet.ipv4.ip_local_port_range
Dnet.ipv4.ip_forward

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D
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Explanation

The net.ipv4.ip_forward kernel parameter controls whether the Linux kernel can forward IP packets between network interfaces, enabling routing functionality when set to 1.

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#IP forwarding#kernel parameters#sysctl#routing

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