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Date:      Sun, 28 Jan 2001 11:59:00 -0600
From:      "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@veldy.net>
To:        "Gerhard Sittig" <Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net>
Cc:        <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: ipnat vs natd and ipf vs ipfw (fwd)
Message-ID:  <002b01c08953$fe59c200$1d750140@cascade>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101271919450.35303-100000@espen.oysnet.lan> <20010128082318.U253@speedy.gsinet>

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Curiosity is one answer.  Another allows somebody to offer multiple
solutions to a problem - each with their own benefits (presumably).

Tom Veldhouse
veldy@veldy.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerhard Sittig" <Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net>
To: <stable@freebsd.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 1:23 AM
Subject: Re: ipnat vs natd and ipf vs ipfw (fwd)


> On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 19:20 -0500, Espen Oyslebo wrote:
> >
> > Ipfw and ipf to my eye (without glasses that is) seem to do
> > pretty much the same thing. The same is true for ipnat and
> > natd. Of course there are differences between the two (ritgh?).
> >
> > If so:
> > What are they?
>
> This has been hashed over a few hundred times in the lists.  You
> might want to visit the archives.
>
> > Currently, I have ipfw and natd doing their job fairly well. Is
> > there any point in switching (yeah,yeah, don't fix it if it
> > ain't broken).
>
> Exactly!  If it works for you, why would you want to risk it?  If
> you feel like something's missing, what is it?  Then check if ipf
> could do it for you.
>
>
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