Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 11:37:06 -0400 From: "Patrick Bihan-Faou" <patrick@mindstep.com> To: <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: natd and userland ppp Message-ID: <124901c02898$ca8aadc0$040aa8c0@local.mindstep.com>
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Hi, Sorry if this question has been answered before, but I am looking for a good reason why one should use "ppp -nat" rather than natd with ppp ? I have seen the man page for natd stating "It is intended for use with NICs - if you want to do NAT on a PPP link, use the -nat switch to ppp(8)." But this hardly gives details on why it is a bad idea to do so. Also with the "dynamic" option in natd, obtaining the correct IP address for the PPP link seems to not be a problem. I have set up a box with a PPPoE link to the internet, and for various reasons it was easier for me to use the natd daemon rather than the ppp option (although it is definitely possible as well). What I see as better for natd is: - I know exactly when it is invoked in the ipfw ruleset - I can have the same configuration wheither I have a LAN based configuration or a PPP link Can anybody enlighten me ? Patrick. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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