Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 15:35:19 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ppp -alias and natd -dynamic Message-ID: <199810161435.PAA25399@woof.lan.awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 15 Oct 1998 12:33:47 CDT." <199810151733.MAA24456@symbion.srrc.usda.gov>
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> It is my understanding that ppp and natd are more or less the same. Upon
> reading the man pages haowever, I noticed that natd has a -dynamic option for
> dealing with dynamic IP addresses on the public interface. Is this option
> implied with ppp -alias? If not, should I use natd instead of ppp -alias for
> my Internet connection in which I am assigned a dynamic IP?
If you have a dynamic IP, ppp informs the alias engine automatically
- as the IP is decided.
In the natd case, additional code is required to read the routing
socket so that it ``notices'' that the interface address has changed.
So, your answers are ``yes'' and ``no'' ;-)
> Thanks in advance.
> --
> Glenn Johnson
> Technician
> USDA, ARS, SRRC
> New Orleans, LA
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