Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 11:27:30 -0700 From: mike bueide <mbueide@charter.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Weird Problem... Message-ID: <20031120182730.GA2365@charter.net> In-Reply-To: <20031120010855.GA2276@charter.net> References: <6.0.1.1.2.20031119100326.01b651d0@mail.sri-software.com> <20031119152148.066cde03.kitlists@hotpop.com> <6.0.1.1.2.20031119152457.01be3cd8@mail.sri-software.com> <20031120010855.GA2276@charter.net>
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On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 06:08:55PM -0700, mike bueide wrote: > On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 03:26:02PM -0600, Peter Elsner wrote: > > Thanks, that's my next attempt. I don't have NAT running right now, > > but didn't think it was required unless I have the firewall enabled. > > I usually enable that after I get everything else up and running. > > > Unless nat is running how could your computers > using the freebsd gateway box connect to the > outside world? Nat has nothing to do with the > firewall. It will simply replace the your dhcp ip > from your lan with the IP that the Internet knows > about on your wan nic interface. > Sorry to respond to my own post. I just wanted to correct myself here. I've been studying for my CCNA too hard and answered this a bit hastily. Cisco routers don't need a firewall to enable nat but FreeBSD does (referring to 19.11.3 of the handbook.) But, you still need nat to communicate beyond your own lan.
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