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Date:      Sat, 7 Jun 2014 09:48:39 -0700 (PDT)
From:      None Secure <none_secure@yahoo.com>
To:        Erich Dollansky <erich@alogt.com>
Cc:        "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Can you create a FreeBSD gateway, with private IPs, without NAT/divert ?
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Yes, but in this case BOTH IPs of the gateway - both the external and the i=
nternal interfaces - are non-routable IPs, and so is my ISP cable modem.=0A=
=0A192.168.1.1 is the cable modem=0A192.168.1.2 is external interface of my=
 FreeBSD=0A10.10.10.1 is internal interface of my FreeBSD=0A=0A... and my c=
lient (10.10.10.2) could not get through to the outside world using just pl=
ain old gateway_enable=3Dyes. =A0The configuration that always works with r=
eal IPs did not work with this.=0A=0ASo, I followed the FreeBSD handbook wh=
ich uses divert and natd, and it worked perfectly.=0A=0ANo, I am not trying=
 to access the internal systems from the outside world - I don't have a nee=
d for that.=0A=0ABUT, I am wondering if it is any way possible to run a gat=
eway like this *without* divert and natd ?=0A=0AThanks.=0A=0A=0AOn Friday, =
June 6, 2014 11:40 PM, Erich Dollansky <erich@alogt.com> wrote:=0A =0A=0A=
=0AHi,=0A=0A=0AOn Fri, 6 Jun 2014 23:22:46 -0700 (PDT)=0ANone Secure via fr=
eebsd-net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> wrote:=0A=0A> BUT, what if my ISP is gi=
ving me a private IP, and my internal=0A> network is also private IPs ? =A0=
External gateway address is=0A> 192.168.1.2 and internal gateway address is=
 10.10.10.1 ... the ONLY=0A> way I could make this work is with natd and ip=
fw divert rules.=0A> =0A> My question is: =A0is it possible to have a netwo=
rk of non-routable=0A> IPs, and a gateway with non-routable Ips on internal=
 and external=0A> interfaces, and NOT use natd/divert ? =A0Can it be done w=
ith no ipfw=0A> rules at all, just like I used to ?=0A> =0Awhat should be t=
he problem? I did some time ago when the ISP gave us=0Aonly a single IP add=
ress. The local machines connected to the gateway,=0Athe gateway connected =
via a second interface to the ISP.=0A=0AOf course, only the gateway was vis=
ible from outside. If you want to=0Aaccess the internal machines from outis=
de, you will need NAT. =0A=0AErich
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Subject: Re: Can you create a FreeBSD gateway, with private IPs, without
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On 7 June 2014 12:48, None Secure via freebsd-net
<freebsd-net@freebsd.org> wrote:
> Yes, but in this case BOTH IPs of the gateway - both the external and the internal interfaces - are non-routable IPs, and so is my ISP cable modem.
>
> 192.168.1.1 is the cable modem
> 192.168.1.2 is external interface of my FreeBSD
> 10.10.10.1 is internal interface of my FreeBSD
>
> ... and my client (10.10.10.2) could not get through to the outside world using just plain old gateway_enable=yes.  The configuration that always works with real IPs did not work with this.
>
> So, I followed the FreeBSD handbook which uses divert and natd, and it worked perfectly.
>
> No, I am not trying to access the internal systems from the outside world - I don't have a need for that.
>
> BUT, I am wondering if it is any way possible to run a gateway like this *without* divert and natd ?

There's inkernel natd these days.

There's also pf and ipfilter.


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