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Date:      Fri, 14 Mar 2003 22:00:46 -0500
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: fbsd box as router AND natd
Message-ID:  <3E72975E.1040506@potentialtech.com>
In-Reply-To: <44n0jxpjzw.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
References:  <20030314223344.54713.qmail@saexchange.softwarealternative.com>	<3E726A3D.8010405@potentialtech.com> <44n0jxpjzw.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>

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Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> writes:
> 
> 
>>fbsdq wrote:
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>   I was wondering if this is possible and how to do it.  I just got
>>>a t1 installed with limited IP's.  I want my FreeBSD box to act as a
>>>router to all those office pc's with my limited public IP's, and
>>>when I run out of those I want it to also act as a natd box to my
>>>10.x.x.x ip addresses.  Do I need three nics to get this done? One
>>>for outside interface, one for public ip inside interface [router],
>>>and a third one for inside public ip interface [natd]?  I know how
>>>to do natd, but for it to act as a router what do I need in
>>>/etc/rc.conf, will just gateway_enable=YES do? or do I need to run
>>>routed?
>>
>>Yes, you can do this.  No, you don't need two network cards.
> 
> 
> You *should* have two.  You don't need three, though.  [You could do
> it with one, but your ISP would have a right to be annoyed with you.]

My typo.  I meant you don't need _three_.
Thanks for straightening me out, Lowell.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com


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