Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 18:43:07 -0600 From: "Micheal Patterson" <micheal@tsgincorporated.com> To: <beantaxi@yahoo.com>, "freebsd" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: natd.conf problem (was: natd problem (but close!) ) Message-ID: <bd7f01c3cc12$67b13450$0201a8c0@dredster> References: <20031226231908.45142.qmail@web40405.mail.yahoo.com>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "The Bean" <beantaxi@yahoo.com> To: "Micheal Patterson" <micheal@tsgincorporated.com>; "freebsd" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 5:19 PM Subject: Re: natd.conf problem (was: natd problem (but close!) ) > > You're getting the idea. You're trying to set up a static nat configuration > > instead of a dynamic nat. Dynamic NAT uses one IP for all traffic from the > > internal systems. Perhaps I should've stated it this way first, my bad. For > > Static Nat setups, a gateway has to have the redirected IP associated with > > it's external nic. It's best if this is an aliased IP so that no traffic to > > the gateway is lost. Then redirect that address to the internal system. > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/book.html > > specifically, section 19.13.5 Address Redirection describes this best. > > Indeed, from 19.3.5 (which I just checked) . . . > > "The external IP addresses on the natd machine must be active and aliased > to the external interface." > > I'm sure I read this section. Since that quote was right at the end, I'm > also sure I got lost before I got to that part . . . but since I checked > that section off my list, I probably never reread it. > > Anyway, I took a stab at this a while ago, and sure enough, it fixed the problem. > > "Your bad"? I beg to differ -- you're the guy who fixed this!!! And it's been > bugging me for weeks. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Thanks so much Micheal. > - The Bean Glad I could help. I've been using static NAT for about 2 years now here at home. :) -- Micheal Patterson Network Administration TSG Incorporated 405-917-0600
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