Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 18:35:18 +0200 (CEST) From: Remy Nonnenmacher <remy@synx.com> To: Milan.Kopacka@st.ms.mff.cuni.cz Cc: mkop5230@ss1000.ms.mff.cuni.cz, palo.adamec@tecton.sk, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG, tpc-l@freebsd.cz Subject: RE: Tcp shadowing for use in HTTP proxy Message-ID: <199907201635.SAA83507@rt2.synx.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SGI.4.05.9907201613380.713332-100000@beta.ms.mff.cuni.cz>
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On 20 Jul, Milan Kopacka wrote: > On Tue, 20 Jul 1999, Pavol Adamec wrote: > >> It would be interesting to know the real purpose that led to the idea. >> Why is it so important for the server to see client's real IP or why >> is it so important for the proxy to have the server see client's real >> IP. > > Such feature is mainly academic - to try, if fully transparent proxying of > HTTP can be achieved, what must be done and where are the limitations. > Transparent means invisible - but how close can we get..? > Luigi's BRIDGE code + ipfw + forward + 1 line change in kernel (to allow an application for binding a 'foreign' local address) allows for relaying, fully invisible, any TCP/UDP connections. Lot of application area there. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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