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From: Ken <welk@mem.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: IP Masquerading
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 08:13:44 -0600
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Is it because I'm trying to use IP-Aliasing with 2.1.5 that my compile
of Charle's Mott's IP-Aliasing package fails?

Ken Welch
welk@mem.net


Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> 
> Richard Stevens wrote:
> >
> >  Newbie hear asking a simple question..
> >
> >    I've played and configured a Linux box but keep hearing raves about
> > FreeBSD. SO I'm considering installing a FreeBSD on one of my machines.. Is
> > there provisions in the kernel on configuring IP masquerading like is
> > capable with Linux?
> 
> With 2.2, you have the -alias flag to ppp for doing IP masquerading
> (also called NAT - Network Address Translation).  There's also an
> experimental natd which uses 2.2's divert(4) sockets to accomplish this
> for all interfaces, not just ppp.  Do a net search on "natd" for more
> information.
> --
> - Jordan Hubbard
>   FreeBSD core team / Walnut Creek CDROM.