Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 08:56:43 -0500 (CDT) From: "Jasper O'Malley" <jooji@webnology.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Firewall with 2 NIC and a NET class C Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.02.9810020846080.8257-100000@mercury.webnology.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.01.9810020831130.9982-100000@ns1.seidata.com>
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On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, Mike wrote:
> "Our recommendation is to obtain and use registered IP addresses if at
> all possible. If you must use private IP addresses, then use the ones
> specified by RFC1597, but beware that you're setting youself up for
> later problem[s]."
>
> _Building Internet Firewalls_, Ch. 4, p. 90
> D. Brent Chapman & Elizabeth D. Zwicky
That's fine and well, but how old is that book? RFC 1597 was
obsoleted by RFC 1918 in February, 1996. What rationale do the
authors employ for suggesting that registered IP addresses behind the
firewall will be "setting yourself up for later problem[s]?"
Cheers,
Mick
The Reverend Jasper P. O'Malley dotdot:jooji@webnology.com
Systems Administrator ringring:asktheadmiral
Webnology, LLC woowoo:http://www.webnology.com/~jooji
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