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Subject: Re: NAT for linux
From: Todd Graham Lewis <lists @ reflections . eng . mindspring . net>
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 21:40:41 -0400 (EDT)
To: Bernd Eckenfels <lists @ lina . inka . de>
Cc: Firewalls Mailing List <firewalls @ greatcircle . com>
In-reply-to: <m0wSYIt-00014MC @ lina . inka . de>

On Sat, 17 May 1997, Bernd Eckenfels wrote:

> Stable Linux KErnels can't do it. They only support Masquerading and
> ransparent Proxy.

I know; you said that one couldn't do it with NAT.  I was pointing out
that you could.  Just because it doesn't work yet on Linux doesn't mean it
doesn't exist.  8^)

> Perhaps ipfilter/natd on *BSD* is a better solution? 

Nah.  Adding NAT to ipfw is supposed to be an easy thing to do, and I've
heard rumblings of people working on it.  I'd guess two months or so
before it's out and working.

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Todd Graham Lewis          MindSpring Enterprises      tlewis @
 mindspring .
 com



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