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From: "Martyn Hill" <sysadmin@st-james-snrgirls.w-london.sch.uk>
To: "Samuel Chow" <cyschow@shaw.ca>,
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Subject: Re: Cable-modem, dynamic IP, NAT and IPFW
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 16:31:51 -0000
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Samuel

Thank you. The light is beginning to dawn.

I'll try out your suggestions once home...

Martyn.
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From: "Samuel Chow" <cyschow@shaw.ca>
To: "Martyn Hill" <sysadmin@st-james-snrgirls.w-london.sch.uk>
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Subject: Re: Cable-modem, dynamic IP, NAT and IPFW


> 
> > Where the FreeBSD box is acting as a gateway for a private LAN, I 
> > assume I must then implement NATD for NAT, as opposed to PPP NAT?
> 
>     Correct. 
> 
> > As the external NIC will at some time be re-assigned its IP etc, 
> > including its default route, is it the case that dhclient will
> > take care of this, allowing uninterrupted access to the Internet 
> > from inside the private LAN?
> 
>     You need the -dynamic flag to natd if your IP address can 
>     change. The routing is handled by dhclient.
> 
> > I've noted that some published configurations use dhclient-scripts 
> > that do some additional configuration upon a renewed DHCP lease. 
> > Will this be necessary?
> 
>     It depends on what you want.  I don't do any.  However,
>     if you want to send a signal to some processes, possibly.
>     
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