Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 21:50:39 -0500 (EST) From: Tim McMillen <timcm@umich.edu> To: David Raistrick <keen@damoe.wireless-isp.net> Cc: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org>, Sean Peck <speck@newsindex.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Configuring Gateway/NAT on Freebsd Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.10.10012102148440.25654-100000@frogger.gpcc.itd.umich.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012102140020.61629-100000@damoe.wireless-isp.net>
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On Sun, 10 Dec 2000, David Raistrick wrote: > On Sun, 10 Dec 2000, Chris Hill wrote: > > > > I have the public space entry for the single NIC card pointing to the > > > default router up in the ISP space... > > > > I don't know enough about networking to tell you exactly why this can't > > work, but I'm pretty sure it can't. Ethernet cards are cheap; is it > > worth this amount of trouble to save a measly few pence? > > (walking in in the middle..) > > This COULD be done with 1 ethernet card, at least in theory. Not sure the > specifics of how to get natd to do it, but it could theoretic be done..but > there is a condition that must be met. Yup, I've heard this is possible, but that in the past Natd has gotten confused by it and exploded. I don't know if the condition has been remedied. Tim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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