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Date:      Mon, 10 Jul 2000 16:48:09 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Colin <cwass99@home.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: natd inconsistencies
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007101647360.23759-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <XFMail.000710192636.cwass99@home.com>

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On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Colin wrote:

>      I found this rule was the problem using ipfw show (a very useful command
> when you're building a ruleset to see what is blocking you) which is why I
> moved it.  My concern is that it shouldn't block packets from an external
> source (eg www.FreeBSD.org ;) to 192.168.0.0/24.  It should only block packets
> from that network incoming on the external interface.  I understood natd would
> alter the dest addr on the inbound packet if it was in the table but not touch
> the source addr.  Is this not the case?  Or am I missing something obvious in
> the operation?

Don't forget about the return packets :)

Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu     |  www.FreeBSD.org



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