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Date:      Tue, 25 May 1999 08:46:21 +0100
From:      Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
To:        "Nicholas J. Esborn" <nje@azstarnet.com>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG, stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: natd as a 'routing daemon' 
Message-ID:  <199905250746.IAA00559@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 24 May 1999 12:00:45 PDT." <Pine.GSO.3.96.990524120014.19101C-100000@black-hole> 

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> Just a thought...
> 
> Might it not be logical to put natd in the 'routing daemons' section of   
> the boot process?  That would start it before things like quota checking, 
> which can take a lot of time and prevent a combination worgroup server/NAT 
> box from providing network access, even when it could be with no 
> consequence.
> 
> Also, it does seem rather like a form of routing.

Natd is now started right after the firewall is loaded - as a 
``divert daemon''.

>   Nicholas Esborn |
> www.azstarnet.com | StarNet
>    (520) 618-RTFM |

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Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>                        <brian@FreeBSD.org>
      <http://www.Awfulhak.org>;                   <brian@OpenBSD.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !          <brian@uk.FreeBSD.org>




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