Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 17:09:27 -0500 (CDT) From: Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net> To: Voutah <voutah@detroit.org> Cc: ipfw@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ipfw/natd and MAC adresses Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104141708070.59736-100000@cody.jharris.com> In-Reply-To: <KHEMIHGPHOJKPKMGFNDMMEGGCAAA.voutah@detroit.org>
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On Sat, 14 Apr 2001, Voutah wrote: > Hi, > > My cable provider doesn't allow me to connect more than one computer to the > modem and they check this using various methods, like portscanning and > checking MAC addresses. My inside computers (win2k, slackware and win98) > need to be totally invisible to the outside. Does natd/ipfw hide the inside > MAC and IP address ? Do I need to take any special precautions ? Yes. Those machines on the inside of your network will not be visible from the outside cable network. Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net> - Keep on Routing in a Free World... "FreeBSD: The Power to Serve!" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ipfw" in the body of the message
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