Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 21:03:33 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Mikko Tyolajarvi <mikko@dynas.se> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ipfw with dial-up Message-ID: <14999.9349.800345.298587@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <91616521@toto.iv>
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Mikko Tyolajarvi <mikko@dynas.se> types: > In local.freebsd.questions you write: > However, does the tutorial really say that you should use natd and > ipfw with a dial-up ppp connection? The "ppp" program can do NAT > as well as packet filtering. The filtering is less advanced than > that of ipfw, but adequate as a basic firewall. > > Check ppp(8) and /usr/share/examples/ppp/ppp.conf.sample. Check the natd(8) man page, last sentence of the first paragraph: It is intended for use with NICs - if you want to do NAT on a PPP link, use the -nat switch to ppp(8). <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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