Date: 04 Feb 2003 01:19:56 +0000 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Mikhail Teterin <mi+kde@aldan.algebra.com> Cc: net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Does natd(8) really need to see _all_ packets? Message-ID: <1044321596.358.69.camel@zaphod.softweyr.com> In-Reply-To: <200302040027.30781@aldan> References: <200302040027.30781@aldan>
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On Tue, 2003-02-04 at 05:27, Mikhail Teterin wrote:
> Hi!
>
> This question bothered me for a while -- most of the traffic on my LAN
> is just that -- local. Yet my gw/firewall machine only has one interface
> -- with two IP addresses -- private and public on it.
>
> The DSL modem is plugged into the switch just like everything else.
>
> I doubt this is a unique setup.
It may not be unique, but it's certainly not very bright. What resource
are you trying to conserve here, a $4 network interface? If so, I can
give you a handful of them; one of the local office supply stores was
giving them away last December and I picked up several...
--
Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?
Wes Peters wes@softweyr.com
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