From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 26 16:43:00 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D15E716A4CE for ; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 16:43:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from lakemtao06.cox.net (lakemtao06.cox.net [68.1.17.115]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2365E43D45 for ; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 16:42:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from micheal@tsgincorporated.com) Received: from dredster ([68.12.79.37]) by lakemtao06.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20031227004258.XFIF24575.lakemtao06.cox.net@dredster>; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 19:42:58 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Micheal Patterson" To: , "freebsd" References: <20031226231908.45142.qmail@web40405.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 18:43:07 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Subject: Re: natd.conf problem (was: natd problem (but close!) ) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 00:43:01 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Bean" To: "Micheal Patterson" ; "freebsd" Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 5:19 PM Subject: Re: natd.conf problem (was: natd problem (but close!) ) > > You're getting the idea. You're trying to set up a static nat configuration > > instead of a dynamic nat. Dynamic NAT uses one IP for all traffic from the > > internal systems. Perhaps I should've stated it this way first, my bad. For > > Static Nat setups, a gateway has to have the redirected IP associated with > > it's external nic. It's best if this is an aliased IP so that no traffic to > > the gateway is lost. Then redirect that address to the internal system. > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/book.html > > specifically, section 19.13.5 Address Redirection describes this best. > > Indeed, from 19.3.5 (which I just checked) . . . > > "The external IP addresses on the natd machine must be active and aliased > to the external interface." > > I'm sure I read this section. Since that quote was right at the end, I'm > also sure I got lost before I got to that part . . . but since I checked > that section off my list, I probably never reread it. > > Anyway, I took a stab at this a while ago, and sure enough, it fixed the problem. > > "Your bad"? I beg to differ -- you're the guy who fixed this!!! And it's been > bugging me for weeks. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Thanks so much Micheal. > - The Bean Glad I could help. I've been using static NAT for about 2 years now here at home. :) -- Micheal Patterson Network Administration TSG Incorporated 405-917-0600