Date: Sun, 05 May 2002 12:20:38 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Joe & Fhe Barbish <barbish@a1poweruser.com> Cc: FBSDQ <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Runing games behind gateway with private ip address. Message-ID: <3CD55BD6.2050805@potentialtech.com> References: <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOGEKICPAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com>
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Joe & Fhe Barbish wrote: > I have FBSD configured as gateway with private ip address for Lan > with 2 win98 workstations. I use user ppp with -Nat to dial out to > my ISP using external modem. This environment work fine for all > internet sessions from the lan except for games. When I try to play > a game that connects to the internet to play against other players > the game just hangs after making contact with the game server. > When I test the win98 workstation by having it dials out to the internet > direct using it's own modem, the game plays correctly. Which game? Different games function in different ways, and the answer may be different or there may be no solution, depending on the game. We've played UT-tournament, freeciv, and Everquest through a natd firewall with no problems, so in many cases, it is possible. > It's like the game knows the workstation's ip address is being Nat as > it passes through the FBSD gateway. Could be. Try using Ethereal or another packet sniffer to determine what exactly is going on with the proxy. If you have a firewall running, examine the logs to see what's being blocked. > How do I go about faking out the lan Win98 workstation so it thinks it > has an public ip address? You can't. -- Bill Moran Potential Technology http://www.potentialtech.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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