Date: Mon, 11 May 98 16:40:14 +0200 From: THIERRY.HERBELOT@telspace.alcatel.fr To: dg@root.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, THIERRY.HERBELOT@telspace.alcatel.fr Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?R=E9p_:_Re:_Proxy_ARP,_routing,_RFC1027_and_the_BSD_TCP/IP_s?= Message-ID: <H000057c0157bc8d@MHS> In-Reply-To: <199805111408.HAA07452@implode.root.com>
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thanks for the tip
Why is this option not documented in the LINT kernel config file ?
TfH
____________________________ Séparateur Réponse ________________________________
Objet : Rép : Re: Proxy ARP, routing, RFC1027 and the BSD TCP/IP s
Auteur : dg@root.com
Date : 11/05/98 16:08
> The RFC 1027 introduces the use of Proxy ARP to enable old machines
> without subnetting to use routers (a router automatically answers the
> ARP requests from the old machine for IP addresses outside the local
> net). It seems CISCO routers implement the RFC (default behaviour).
>
> I would like to use a FreeBSD machine as such an "automated" Proxy ARP
> to use it as a gateway for a machine with a *very* limited stack
> (using the RTC real-time kernel).
>
> This RFC specifically mentions patches to the TCP/IP stack (for
> BSD43). But the RFC is old (Oct . 87). I've attempted a quick search
> on Internet, but without success.
>
> Has someone kept a copy of the indicated patches ?
You should be able to get the behavior you're looking for in FreeBSD with
the "ARP_PROXYALL" kernel option. I use it here myself on my gateway router.
-DG
David Greenman
Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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