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Date:      Mon, 28 Oct 2002 00:18:10 +0200
From:      "D. Penev" <dpenev@mail.bg>
To:        Robert Hall <rjhalljr@starpower.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Starting natd
Message-ID:  <20021027221810.GB243@earth.dpsca.bg>
In-Reply-To: <5.1.1.6.1.20021027141511.00ad07e8@pop.starpower.net>
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On Sun, Oct 27, 2002 at 02:18:21PM -0500, Robert Hall wrote:
>Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 14:18:21 -0500
>To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
>From: Robert Hall <rjhalljr@starpower.net>
>Subject: Re: Starting natd
>
>At 11:41 PM 10/26/2002 +0300, you wrote:
>>On Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 02:18:01PM -0500, Robert Hall wrote:
>>>Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 14:18:01 -0500
>>>To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
>>>From: Robert Hall <rjhalljr@starpower.net>
>>>Subject: Starting natd
>>>
>>>I'm setting up a FBSD 4.4 box as a gateway. I've got
>>>      natd_enable="YES"
>>>      natd_interface="ppp0"
>>>in rc.config, but I can't get natd to run without entering
>>>      natd -interface ppp0
>>>at the comand prompt. I assume this is a configuration problem, but I've 
>>>been through the files several times and can't find an error. Can someone 
>>>tell me how to get natd to run automatically?
>>
>>If you use user ppp ( ppp(8) not pppd(8)) I suggest you to use build in nat
>>in rc.conf :
>>ppp_nat="YES"
>>
>>But if you for some reasons want to use natd, then you must first start ppp
>>or pppd before starting natd. Note if you use ppp set interface to tun0 not
>>to ppp0.
>
>I'm using kernel ppp (pppd). It is already set up and it runs. I have set 
>up FreeBSD boxes before with this configuration, and natd started 
>automatically and ran without any intervention on my part. For some reason, 
>it doesn't do that this time, and I have to start it manually. I'm hoping 
>someone can tell me why, so I can fix it.

Put in rc.conf:
natd_flags="-dynamic"

>
>Bob Hall
>
>
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Regards,
D. Penev

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