--- - name: enable ipv4 forwarding shell: echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward - name: ensure ipv4 forwarding is always enabled (enabled in permanent config) lineinfile: path: /etc/sysctl.conf regexp: '^net\.ipv4\.ip_forward' line: net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 - name: bind ip addresses of each subnet to interface shell: ip addr add {{ item.ip }}/{{ item.subnet }} dev {{ item.iface }} with_items: "{{ subnets }}"