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Date:      Mon, 28 Aug 2000 18:36:59 +0300
From:      Odhiambo Washington <vedette@iconnect.co.ke>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Firewall solutions?
Message-ID:  <20000828183659.G3223@siafu.iconnect.co.ke>
In-Reply-To: <4.3.1.2.20000827102920.00ac5aa0@mail.udel.edu>; from John on Sun, Aug 27, 2000 at 10:31:41AM -0400
References:  <4.2.2.20000828003335.00aa2a30@bsd> <4.3.1.2.20000827102920.00ac5aa0@mail.udel.edu>

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Right. Start from www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd
Some guy referred us to it.

-Wash

Quoting John <papalia@udel.edu>:
 [000827 17:31]: 
John>
John>>I've been trying to get a decent firewall running here but i there always 
John>>seems to be something in the way, and i could do with some advice.
John>>
John>>I've got 2 computers (Windows and FreeBSD - each with their own real ip) 
John>>and a 3rd computer with no real ip (it's using 192.168.1.2 at the moment), 
John>>all needing to go through a cable modem, but still be firewalled and 
John>>networked (microsoft network - ie: shared drives/printers), and the 
John>>192.168.1.2 machine to be masqueraded. At first i played around with 
John>>subnets and managed to have all 3 computers on my switch, with the cable 
John>>modem coming off a second NIC in FreeBSD, but it was rather messy and 
John>>ruined the routing for the subnet that i was faking.
John>
John><snip>
John>
John>This solution seems like it should work, but you don't really provide any 
John>details on your configuration and how it was 'messy' or how it ruined the 
John>routing...  You might want to check out www.mostgraveconcern.com and check 
John>out the article on setting up a Dual-Homed machine (it's under the 
John>'Advanced Topics' listing on the left frame). Without setting up your FBSD 
John>to handle NAT (for your 192. box), and a firewall, AND to act as a gateway, 
John>it would seem that nothing would work right =)
John>
John>Hope that helps,
John>John
John>
John>
John>
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