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Date:      Sun, 20 Aug 2006 01:58:10 -0400
From:      "SigmaX asdf" <fydernix@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Gateway [SOLVED]
Message-ID:  <c04d7e300608192258h590a580aj2aeb04ec571898aa@mail.gmail.com>

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Found my problem.  Te firewall_type option is case sensitive -- and "OPEN"
is supposed to be lowercase.

Cheerio,
   SigmaX

On 7/28/06, SigmaX asdf <fydernix@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to setup a gateway/firewall on my network in a similar setup to
> that shown in the in the handbook diagram at http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-natd.html
> .  I've followed what I can figure out, adding the following to my
> /etc/rc.conf
>
> gateway_enable="YES"
> firewall_enable="YES"
> firewall_type="OPEN"
> natd_enabl="YES"
> natd_interface="rl0"
>
> My understanding is that in FreeBSD 6 it's not necessary to recompile a
> kernal with IPFIREWALL and IPDIVERT, but appropriate modules will be loaded
> automatically.
>
> That said, the NAT and gateway stuff doesn't seem to be working properly,
> leastwise not when I try to connect from my Ubuntu Linux client (See thread
> here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224843)
>
> What all am I supposed to do to setup this gateway?
>
> SigmaX
>



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