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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: IP masquerading possible?
To: gar@ccnet.com (Adam Capell)
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 1996 15:56:21 -0700 (MST)
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> Is there a way to do IP masquerading under FreeBSD, so that I can 
> connect my network to the internet with only a single static IP 
> number?

Masquerading is an abomination.  Install socks instead.

If you need a transparent proxy gateway, you need to hack up socks
using a tunnel device, and designate FreeBSD to be the default gateway
for the machines needing proxy.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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