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From: "Eggert, Lars" <lars@netapp.com>
To: Kevin Lo <kevlo@kevlo.org>
Subject: Re: high cpu usage on natd / dhcpd
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Hi,

On Jan 31, 2013, at 10:42, Kevin Lo <kevlo@kevlo.org> wrote:
> Use ipfw nat instead. It uses the libalias(3) in kernel and avoids
> gigantic natd(8) overhead.

I tried that, but it froze the system.

Lars