Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 10:56:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Dan Langille <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ipfw and natd confusion Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9810221055400.1458-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199810202029.JAA25519@cyclops.xtra.co.nz>
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On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, Dan Langille wrote: > > 00700 deny ip from any to 192.168.0.0/16 via ed0 > > > > This rule prevents me from connecting to the outside world. For some > > reason, it doesn't allow me to, say, connect to my ISP news server. Is > > natd screwing up somewhere? > > I've found that the above rule is part of the standard rules for compling > with RFC 1918 which defines which networks should not be routed. So why > does that stop all my traffic from getting out? > > However, if I slight modify the rule, the problem goes away. Is this an > ipfw bug? No, it's ipfw doing it's job, probably; eating the local network packets. :) Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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