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Date:      Wed, 13 Sep 2000 22:24:38 -0400
From:      "Mike Gruver" <mgruver@carolina.rr.com>
To:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Fw: Can you please help me configure FreeBSD as a proxy/firewall?
Message-ID:  <000f01c01df2$ee841aa0$4b471918@carolina.rr.com>

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> I am new to FreeBSD.  I just bought the 4.1 Powerpak with the full 10 disc
> set including the 4.4 dist.  I have installed it on a small server I
intend
> to use as my firewall/proxy server for a four (4) pc network in my home.
I
> have a cable modem with servie from Road Runner and two ethernet cards in
> it (dc0 and ep0) and have completed the install
> including compiling a custom kernel with the IPFIREWALL and IPDIVERT
> options.  I have configured the adapters during the /stand/sysinstall (the
primary, dc0 to
> use DHCP to connected to my cable modem/router and the secondary using a
non
> routable IP 192.168.0.1 and submask of 255.255.255.0) . What I need is
step by step
 help configuring the rest of the
> stuff.
> I am familiar with vi and can "get around" Unix.  I am not a sysadmin guy,
I
> am a developer/programmer.  Anyways, what I need is detailed help
> configuring natd and whatever else (/etc/rc.conf, /etc/rc.services,
> /etc/rc.whatever!!).  I have been trying the examples in the Complete
> FreeBSD book I bought from BSDi, but they are not helping.
> I really don't care too much about the firewall rules right now.  I can
live
> with an open one pretty much.  I can probably figure that out later.  The
> real concern is the nat because I can't connect the other machines without
> that.
> What I need are details.

> Thank you for your help,
>
> Michael Gruver
> mgruver@carolina.rr.com
> mgruver@reveregroup.com
>



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