Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:40:26 +0200 From: Christer Hermansson <mail@chdevelopment.se> To: n j <nino80@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recompile kernel or module for ipfw+nat? Message-ID: <48DA7B8A.2050606@chdevelopment.se> In-Reply-To: <92bcbda50809230858j2dc39695x3135291bb2a3ddc7@mail.gmail.com> References: <92bcbda50809230858j2dc39695x3135291bb2a3ddc7@mail.gmail.com>
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n j wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I have a quick question regarding the setup of nat with ipfw. > According to the handbook: > > "The following options must be in the kernel configuration file: > options IPFIREWALL > options IPDIVERT" > > however, there is a kernel module called ipdivert.ko similar to > ipfw.ko for the firewall. > > Is it still necessary to recompile the kernel in order to use nat with > ipfw? Or, to put it another way, is there a possibility to use nat and > keep the generic kernel? > > Thanks for any input, > You can choose to use the modules or make it static by recompile the kernel. IMHO the ipnat(8) is a more simple way to get nat. -- Christer Hermansson http://www.chdevelopment.se
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