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Date:      Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:00:58 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        imax36581 <imannapelon@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: configure NAT with demand dial interface?
Message-ID:  <44k5d9bis5.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <19554068.post@talk.nabble.com> (imax's message of "Thu\, 18 Sep 2008 07\:22\:50 -0700 \(PDT\)")
References:  <19554068.post@talk.nabble.com>

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imax36581 <imannapelon@yahoo.com> writes:

> im new to freebsd.
> i want to that can i have a NAT service that using demand dial
> connection(such as dial up or pppoe connections)?
> can i configure it to disconnect when the service is idle(for saving
> bandwidth)?

ppp(8) supports this directly:
  http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ppp
[see the -auto and -nat options]
-- 
Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area
		http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/



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