Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 18:50:08 GMT From: Matteo Riondato <rionda@gufi.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/81611: natd runs with -same_ports by default Message-ID: <200506071850.j57Io8CO039317@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/81611; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Matteo Riondato <rionda@gufi.org> To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, melkov@comptek.ru Cc: Subject: Re: bin/81611: natd runs with -same_ports by default Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 20:42:07 +0200 I can confirm this. IMHO it's not a bug but a feature so it's the man page that should be fixed. Please note that this is a probably a doc bug. A patch for it follows: --- natd.8.old Tue Jun 7 20:12:22 2005 +++ natd.8 Tue Jun 7 20:13:07 2005 @@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ IP address is that of the current machine. For each packet changed in this manner, an internal table entry created to record this fact. -The source port number is also changed to indicate the table ent -applying to the packet. Packets that are received with a target IP of the current host a checked against this internal table. If an entry is found, it is used to determine the correct target @@ -110,8 +108,9 @@ Try to keep the same port number when altering outgoing packets. With this option, protocols such as RPC will have a better chanc of working. +Please note that this is the default behaviour. If it is not possible to maintain the port number, it will be si -changed as per normal. +changed. .It Fl verbose | v Do not call .Xr daemon 3 Best Regards -- Rionda aka Matteo Riondato G.U.F.I. Staff Member (http://www.gufi.org) FreeSBIE Developer (http://www.freesbie.org)
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