From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 10 20:29:04 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 843CC16A403 for ; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:29:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dead_line@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc1-s9.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc1-s9.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.81]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71C2113C467 for ; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:29:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dead_line@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.175.48]) by bay0-omc1-s9.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:25:20 -0800 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:25:19 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 65.54.175.200 by by104fd.bay104.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:25:19 GMT X-Originating-IP: [62.150.107.34] X-Originating-Email: [dead_line@hotmail.com] X-Sender: dead_line@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <443b6izmba.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> From: "Marwan Sultan" To: ross.penner@gmail.com Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:25:19 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Jan 2007 20:25:19.0685 (UTC) FILETIME=[728D6750:01C734F5] Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Natd is not working as expected X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:29:04 -0000 Hello Ross, FreeBSD as a gateway is very easy and simple to setup, but a very small mistake could stop your box from acting as a gateway, 1) Please send the follow : the output of #ifconfg -a 2) output of #uname -a 3) copy of rc.conf file 4) Whats the lines you have changed in your kernel ? you wrote "no packets seem to be getting through" do you mean your freebsd having an Internet but not giving clients and not acting as a gateway? Marwan Sultan. >"Ross Penner" writes: > > > I've configured my freebsd computer to be the gateway for my home >network > > using the guidelines in the handbook. All the required kernel options >are > > enabled and the entries in /etc/rc.conf have been added. I'm unsure what >the > > problem could be and I'm hoping somebody can give me some advice on >where to > > look to diagnose this issue. > > > > the bind9 server is functioning correctly as I'm able to resolve IP >address, > > but no packets seem to be getting through. _________________________________________________________________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.com/