Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 23:05:07 -0800 From: Jim Mock <jim@luna.cdrom.com> To: Thomas Hargrove <ciagon@quiknet.com> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NAT Message-ID: <20000221230507.B65080@luna.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: <002c01bf7d02$9dbd51e0$0201000a@yourmom.dhs.org>; from ciagon@quiknet.com on Mon, Feb 21, 2000 at 11:01:17PM -0800 References: <002c01bf7d02$9dbd51e0$0201000a@yourmom.dhs.org>
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On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 at 23:01:17 -0800, Thomas Hargrove wrote: > Hi, > I was wondering if you guys needed a section about how to set up > NAT on a FreeBSD machine to use it as a gateway for cable modems or > DSL. I don't know how specific you like to get. All the parts for > doing it are covered in the manual, setting up ipfw in the kernel and > recompiling, but it's not in one simple step by step format that would > be pretty useful (at least would have been to me when I first ventured > into using BSD). It seem that a lot of people are running into these > problems since more and more are getting some kind of fast internet > connection (DSL or cable modem) and want to use more than one machine > on the net at a time. I have set up many gateways (for both Linux and > FreeBSD) and I must say I prefer FreeBSD (mostly for it's stability > and ease of use). I've configured about 10 machines in the same way, > and would be glad to write a step-by-step instruction on exactly what > needs to be done to use a FreeBSD machine as a gateway. Let me know > what you think. That'd be excellent. I think it would make a good addition to the 'Advanced Networking' section (Chapter 15) to go along with 'Gateways and Routes'. - jim -- - jim mock - walnut creek cdrom/freebsd test labs - jim@luna.cdrom.com - - phone: 1.925.691.2800 x.3814 - fax: 1.925.674.0821 - jim@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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