From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jan 18 5:49: 7 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp2.cybersurf.net (smtp2.cybersurf.net [209.197.145.112]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD37114F56 for ; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 05:49:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from 01031149@3web.net) Received: from webserver ([209.197.156.211]) by smtp2.cybersurf.net (Netscape Messaging Server 4.05) with SMTP id FOJADL00.LLE for ; Tue, 18 Jan 2000 06:48:57 -0700 Message-Id: Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 06:50:12 -0700 X-Priority: 3 From: Duke Normandin <01031149@3web.net> X-Mailer: Mail Warrior To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Firewall: ipfw or natd Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit X-Mailer-Version: v3.55 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On 01/17/2000 7:04:01 PM, "Crist J. Clark" wrote: >On Mon, Jan 17, 2000 at 01:51:38PM -0700, Duke Normandin wrote: >> On 01/17/2000 6:03:50 AM, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >> >> >On Sun, Jan 16, 2000 at 06:24:04PM -0700, Duke Normandin wrote: >> >> >> >> What criterion (ia) are used for determining the use of ipfw or natd >> >> in creating a firewall? TIA.. >> > >> >You can use both on the same `firewall'. >> > >> >They are two different programs, with a different purpose each. >> > >> >> I gathered as much now....thanks! I'm now curious to read the answer to the post with >> the subject line, "ipf/ipnat vs ipfw/natd", as well as determining whether or not >> natd's `divert' capabality has (can have) anyhting to do with firewalling. > >ipfw(8) has "divert" capability. You must have ipfw enabled and divert >rules in place in order to use natd(8). >-- >Crist J. Clark cjclark@home.com -duke Thanks for clearing up the murky waters a bit! For what it's worth to all the other newbies on this list, I found what I think are two great tutorials on Networking issues: http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq6.html <--- Network Configuration http://www.3com.com/nsc/501302.html <--- IP Addressing -duke To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message