Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 12:01:14 +0700 From: Olivier Nicole <olivier.nicole@cs.ait.ac.th> To: Chris Stankevitz <chrisstankevitz@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: NAT: Handbook vs mailing list Message-ID: <CA%2Bg%2BBvi2thQE-aNjX7xbMgGbdGOYBohEb-BnrfV%2BCZk11a6V9g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAPi0psumAP7x902F120iSe3GVmH0uHAMn3HrfQxgpERXLuw8jA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAPi0psumAP7x902F120iSe3GVmH0uHAMn3HrfQxgpERXLuw8jA@mail.gmail.com>
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Chris, On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Chris Stankevitz <chrisstankevitz@gmail.com> wrote: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-natd.html > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2011-April/229017.html > > Hello, > > Handbook section 31.9.3 suggests I should, among other things, add the > line ipdivert_load="YES" to /boot/loader.conf when setting up NAT. > > The mailing list message linked above suggests that the handbook > information is the "old way" and that the correct way is to set > ipfw_enable and natd_enable in rc.conf. "Then /etc/rc.d/ipfw will > load ipfw.ko, and if natd_enable is set, will invoke /etc/rc.d/natd, > which loads ipdivert.ko at the right time." >From what you copied/explained, natd_enable will load ipdivert.ko and the handbook suggests that you load ipdivert.ko, so either way the module will be loaded. I'd go with the ipfw_enable and natd_enable as it may also do other needed things than just loading a kernel module. best regards, Olivier > My inclination is to follow the handbook, but I thought I should first > check to ensure the handbook is up-to-date. > > Thank you, > > Chris > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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