Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 00:28:28 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> Cc: Gary Dunn <osp@aloha.com>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Kernel Config for NAT Message-ID: <19389.23404.649946.265403@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <x2m6201873e1004072052u88a62b4eo7d1e9a457240937a@mail.gmail.com> References: <201004080252.o382qFH7019790@leka.aloha.com> <x2m6201873e1004072052u88a62b4eo7d1e9a457240937a@mail.gmail.com>
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Adam Vande More writes: > > I am setting up a router to share one Wi-Fi link between a few computers > > that only support CAT-5. Like a wireless access point except wired and > > wireless sides are reversed. My question is about the ipfw packet filter. > > >From the handbook section on NAT, 31.9.3, I can achieve what I need with > > boot loader options. Section 31.9.4 describes alternatives for building a > > custom kernel. In contrast, the chapter on ipfw states several times that > > NAT requires a custom kernel - 30.6.1, 30.6.2, 30.6.5.7. > > > > I want to use freebsd-update and building a custom kernel eliminates that > > option. > > > > Which is correct? Do I need to build a custom kernel to use NAT? > > You don't need to do build a custom kernel anymore, that's a > relatively recent change. Another option is to use pf instead > ipfw since it has built-in NAT. I'm not saying you should change > as your current path has worked great for me for many years. If compiled into the kernel, there's a set of optional settings (VERBOSE, LOG_LINIT, DEFAULT_TO_ACCEPT, etc) that can be set there. If using the module, how does one set these? Robert Huff
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