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Date:      Sat, 13 May 2000 22:12:12 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Brian Dean <bsd@bsdhome.com>
To:        Chris <97Efcw@alumni.ee.ust.hk>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: natd: failed to write packet back
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005132209080.47708-100000@vger.bsdhome.com>

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On Sat, 13 May 2000, Chris wrote:

> I am using a freebsd box as a gateway to connect to internet.  It is
> running natd.  I find in the /var/log/messages that "natd[13276]: failed
> to write packet back (Permission denied)" quite often.  I try to enable
> the log of natd, but nothing special here.  I also check my firewall log
> but nothing is denied.  Any clues?

Your firewall is blocking the packet.  If you are not seeing anything
in /var/log/security indicating that the packet was blocked, it is
most likely due to the fact that the rule that blocked it is not being
logged.

-Brian
-- 
Brian Dean
bsd@FreeBSD.ORG



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