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From: brian@shift.lan.awfulhak.org (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: gateway/firewall
Date: 11 Mar 1997 17:03:00 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <Pine.BSF.3.91.970311200158.6275A-100000@hack.txonline.net>,
moi <kyle@txonline.net> writes:
> I'm setting up a free bsd machines as a gateway/firewall and have 2 coax
> nics. the outside net (to the internet) is ep0 and at 204.255.96.90. the
> router it points to is 204.255.96.1 (set in /etc/sysconfig) ix0 is set at
> 207.6.22.1 and connects to an ethernet hub, which has several machines
> connected to it and those machines are 207.6.22.whatever . I've come to the
> conclusion that routed is messed up or something. What exactly do i need
> to do to get gated going, set up the /etc/gateways file, etc.
You forgot to mention the problem :)
Is it perchance that machines on the inside can't get to the outside ?
Does your internal network have real IP numbers ? If not, you need a
proxy or natd. If so, you need to switch IP forwarding on.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !