Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 02:36:31 -0500 From: "Edirol" <edirol@anime.ca> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ipfw fwd action problems Message-ID: <000701bf2760$7b53dae0$0300a8c0@anime.ca> References: <199911030746.PAA17696@laurasia.com.au>
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Thanks for all your suggestions. I tried to tinker with natd (since I'm already using it) with the following command: redirect_port tcp 209.226.82.45:5800 5800 but it didn't seem to work so I installed bounce and it works like a charm. - Will ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Kennett <mike@laurasia.com.au> To: Joseph Scott <joseph.scott@owp.csus.edu> Cc: <cjclark@home.com>; <edirol@anime.ca>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 2:46 AM Subject: Re: ipfw fwd action problems > > > > > > In summary, using 'ipfw fwd' is really not what you want to be > > > doing. You probably want to be using natd(8). It does what you want. > > > -- > > > > You may also want to try some of the programs out there that basically > > do only port forwarding. I personally haven't tried these, but I know > > of at least two in the ports collection ( I know there are more, but > > can't remember their names at the moment ) : > > > > rinetd > > bounce > > > > I know there are several other programs out there that specialize in > > this also. If you aren't already ready running natd then going this > > route may be easier, on the other hand if you already have natd in this > > loop then you may as well use it to redirect the port. > > One such port is `socket-1.1'. Works like a charm. For a while I was running > a MUSH off one of my boxes. I changed the MUSH over to another box, and added > the following entry into inetd (on the original box): > > mush stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/bin/socket socket beetle.laurasia.com.au mush > > (In /etc/services there was an entry for `mush', defining its TCP port number. > The mush, BeetleMUSH, has since been squashed, and no longer exists. Nor does > beetle, the machine referenced above) > > Requests for the MUSH service were transparently switched over to the new > server. > > Hope this helps! > > Mike Kennett > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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