Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 21:41:01 -0600 (CST) From: Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net> To: "G. Jason Middleton" <gmiddl1@gl.umbc.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NAT without a firewall. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103092137190.13355-100000@cody.jharris.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.31L.02.0103092206200.9187-100000@linux3.gl.umbc.edu>
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On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, G. Jason Middleton wrote: > Can i run natd without firewall ? I see all these instructions for > running a firewall and natd together. What options do i need in the > kernel and rc.conf just to run natd? You need ipfw to run natd. natd itself does not divert traffic and has no way to "intercept" traffic to make it's necessary changes. So ipfw sends the packet to port 8668 (natd). natd makes it's changes and reinjects it into the firewall set at the next rule. AFAIK. Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net> - Keep on routing in a Free World... "FreeBSD: The Power to Serve!" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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