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Date:      Sat, 27 Jan 2001 19:20:16 -0500 (EST)
From:      Espen Oyslebo <oys@powertech.no>
To:        stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   ipnat vs natd and ipf vs ipfw (fwd)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101271919450.35303-100000@espen.oysnet.lan>

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Ipfw and ipf to my eye (without glasses that is) seem to do pretty much the same thing. The same is true for ipnat and natd. Of course there are differences between the two (ritgh?).

If so: 
What are they?

An example of a scenario where it would be advantagous to use an ipfw/natd solution:

An example of a scenario where it would be advantagous to use an ipf/ipnat solution:

A wacky example where some different combination (or even all of them) should be used:

Currently, I have ipfw and natd doing their job fairly well. Is there any point in switching (yeah,yeah, don't fix it if it ain't broken).

Thanks alot!

Espen Oyslebo <oys@powertech.no>




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