From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 13 06:23:42 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2729716A4CE for ; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 06:23:42 +0000 (GMT) Received: from badcomputer.org (S01060040f4399d90.ok.shawcable.net [24.66.229.115]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DC1C43D1D for ; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 06:23:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bulliver@badcomputer.org) Received: from [192.168.0.102] (helo=virgo.badcomputer.org) by badcomputer.org with esmtp (Exim 4.42) id 1Cdjcj-00013Q-Nv for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Sun, 12 Dec 2004 22:23:57 -0800 From: darren kirby Organization: Badcomputer Org. To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 22:23:39 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.7.1 References: <200412122133.18467.bulliver@badcomputer.org> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart5971925.5rHjbil5Bg"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200412122223.47056.bulliver@badcomputer.org> Subject: Re: Home Network, step by step? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: bulliver@badcomputer.org List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 06:23:42 -0000 --nextPart5971925.5rHjbil5Bg Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline quoth the David Adam: > Darren, > > This will not always work. Case in point: The SB5100 Cable Modem. It's > just a bridge device. > Showing my ignorance here. The switch I bought works like this, so I=20 extrapolated this feature to all switches... > To do NAT/IP Masquerading, you're probably best off in the long run > learning how to use one of FreeBSD's fine packet-filtering firewalls: > the relatively new (to FreeBSD) OpenBSD's pf or the somewhat older ipf. I > recommend pf - it works very well for me. > > The FreeBSD Handbook contains information on firewalls: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls.html > The pf section is short and sweet to get you up and running with pf: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/firewalls-pf.ht= ml > > I hope that helps you. > > (And finally, freebsd-newbies is the WRONG LIST for these queries.) I was trying to give a general answer to the original poster in attempt to= =20 obtain more details from him, I didn't intend to ask questions...my saying = we=20 both needed docs was just an off-hand remark, as freebsd firewalls are=20 something I will have to learn soon. I appreciate the links. I followed the= m=20 to the pf guide at openbsd.org, looks straitforward enough. Unfortunately m= y=20 freebsd box is set up as a NATed client right now, so I don't have a method= =20 for actually setting it up in practice. =20 > Cheers, > > David Adam > --- > zanchey@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au =2Dd PS: sorry for double post, I'm not sure why it did that. =2D-=20 darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 :: http://badcomputer.org "...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected..." =2D Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972 --nextPart5971925.5rHjbil5Bg Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBBvTVzwPD5Cr/3CJgRAvN6AKCh9zxV8yjwBrarfielRqupJikhAQCgnBdq lWeq07IhdDcCZgDoesCFE7M= =OO3H -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart5971925.5rHjbil5Bg--