From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 23 8:50: 8 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from inc.net (mailhost.inc.net [204.95.160.26]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 082031584D for ; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 08:50:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from parrothd@midwest.net) Received: from chi1.nucleusconsulting.com (chi1.nucleusconsulting.com [207.250.168.11]) by inc.net (8.9.3/8.9.1) with ESMTP id KAA23232; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 10:49:57 -0600 (CST) Received: from labntserver1.nucleusconsulting.com by chi1.nucleusconsulting.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.0.1460.8) id YQJNM9G1; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 10:32:09 -0600 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19991223104837.011e4be0@midwest.net> X-Sender: parrothd@midwest.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 10:48:37 -0600 To: "Julian C. Dunn" From: "Jonathan E. Lyons" Subject: Re: ip masquerading - such a thing in FreeBSD? Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: References: <3.0.5.32.19991223103500.011c80c0@midwest.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Yep, if you do a "man natd" it gives a step-by-step setup/running instructions, but you should search the freebsd mail archives for tips/links. The man pages can be a little confusing sometimes. :) Basically you're going to setup the cable modem(Probably DHCP), make and install a new kernel, setup NATD, then setup the clients.... At 11:42 AM 12/23/99 -0500, Julian C. Dunn wrote: >On 23-Dec-1999 Jonathan E. Lyons wrote: >> Are you using the -alias option with ppp? If so thats basically the same >> thing as IP masquerading, or NATD, network address translation deamon. For >> the linux box I think you need to install/setup IP masquerade... > >Yes, I am. Okay, suppose the following, then -- the link is a cable modem or >other link not requiring pppd. Is there actually a "natd" that I have to >install? > >You can see where this is heading -- I'm trying to get my friend to switch his >box to FreeBSD because I want to tell him it's easier without all those >imbecilic hacked Linux LKMs for using ftpd, yadda yadda :-) > >- Julian > > Jonathan E. Lyons parrothd@midwest.net Nucleus Consulting ICQ # 14226912 www.nucleusconsulting.com Cell # 773-251-1967 A+, MCSE, CCNA, FreeBSD! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message