Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 20:30:42 -0600 (CST) From: Ryan Thompson <freebsd@sasknow.com> To: Duke Normandin <01031149@3web.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Firewall: ipfw or natd Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001162028420.57301-100000@sasknow.com> In-Reply-To: <SAK.2000.01.16.lkeepgtk@webserver>
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On Sun, 16 Jan 2000, Duke Normandin wrote: > What criterion (ia) are used for determining the use of ipfw or natd > in creating a firewall? TIA.. > > -duke > Hi, Duke. I use both on my systems. They serve different purposes. ipfw provides firewall packet filtering services between two or more machines. natd provides network address translation, presumably to convert internal LAN ip addresses to and from public IPs. -- Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> 50% Owner, Sysadmin SaskNow Technologies http://www.sasknow.com #106-380 3120 8th St E Saskatoon, SK S7H 0W2 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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