Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 21:19:33 -0800 From: Saint Aardvark the Carpeted <aardvark@saintaardvarkthecarpeted.com> To: RYAN vAN GINNEKEN <rmvg@shaw.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: remote restart of natd Message-ID: <20040317051933.GX24522@hardesty.saintaardvarkthecarpeted.com> In-Reply-To: <4057BE98.3050400@shaw.ca> References: <4057BE98.3050400@shaw.ca>
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RYAN vAN GINNEKEN disturbed my sleep to write: > Is there a way to restart natd remotely without disconnecting myself > using freebsd 4.9 stable. Have been playing around with the natd.conf > file and would like to see if it works or not and do not want to reboot > EVER.!!!!!! or be disconnected If I'm doing this, or testing the firewall while not at the box, I usually set up something in cron or at(1) to do something like: /sbin/ipfw add 10 allow all from [my IP address] to [the box's ip address] Set it up to go off in a few minutes, and that should give you a backup plan. HTH, Hugh -- Saint Aardvark the Carpeted aardvark@saintaardvarkthecarpeted.com Because the plural of Anecdote is Myth.
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