Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 09:24:13 -0700 From: "Samuel Chow" <cyschow@shaw.ca> To: "Martyn Hill" <sysadmin@st-james-snrgirls.w-london.sch.uk> Cc: "FreeBSD-questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Cable-modem, dynamic IP, NAT and IPFW Message-ID: <02b701c1d674$ffcd9ca0$2784412f@ca.nortel.com> References: <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOKEEFCMAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com> <001e01c1d672$0b46f520$0a00000a@stjames.net>
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> Where the FreeBSD box is acting as a gateway for a private LAN, I
> assume I must then implement NATD for NAT, as opposed to PPP NAT?
Correct.
> As the external NIC will at some time be re-assigned its IP etc,
> including its default route, is it the case that dhclient will
> take care of this, allowing uninterrupted access to the Internet
> from inside the private LAN?
You need the -dynamic flag to natd if your IP address can
change. The routing is handled by dhclient.
> I've noted that some published configurations use dhclient-scripts
> that do some additional configuration upon a renewed DHCP lease.
> Will this be necessary?
It depends on what you want. I don't do any. However,
if you want to send a signal to some processes, possibly.
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Samuel Chow
cyschow@shaw.ca
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