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Date:      Mon, 10 Apr 2000 11:58:59 -1000 (HST)
From:      Vincent Poy <vince@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET>
To:        Mark <mark@dsl-gw2-b147.clsp.uswest.net>
Cc:        William Freeman <wdf@picusnet.com>, Robert Small <rsmall@pwahec.org>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD networking
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004101157410.773-100000@oahu.WURLDLINK.NET>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004101549560.16671-100000@dsl-gw2-b147.clsp.uswest.net>

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On Mon, 10 Apr 2000, Mark wrote:

	Speaking about ipfilter, can the port mapping be like sensitive
like how Linux does it for dialpad.  It seems that their portmapping would
sense the outgoing port and automatically map to the correct
machine.  Also, what about apps that use the same port range that other
apps would use?


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> Cool, a question I can answer.
> 
> In FreeBSD it is call NAT (Network Address Translation). The application I
> use is ipfilter. It is both a firewall and nat application. I was able to
> easily configure it and get it working.
> 
> FreeBSD comes with a firewall and nat but through my ignorance I was never
> able to get those working.
> 
> ipfilter has a mailing list, (I'm subscribed), and the folks are helpfull.
> 
> Hope it helps.
> 
> On Mon, 10 Apr 2000, William Freeman wrote:
> 
> > What is called IP Masqurading to the Linux-based GNU world.  i don't know the
> > appropiate term in the BSD world.  it's probably the same word as the concept
> > is the same either way.
> > 
> > 
> > Robert Small wrote:
> > 
> > > Please excuse my ignorance, but I'm a real newbie with FreeBSD.
> > >
> > > Now that I've gotten my system up and running, I want to network
> > >  in my son's Win98 machine for access to the internet only.
> > > I'm not sure what I need to do with FreeBSD to get it working
> > > after I get it wired.
> > >
> > > Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
> > >
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