Subject: Re: On the performance of ipfilter
To: David Howland <metalliqaz@fastmail.fm>
From: Gene ENonymous <yancm@sdf.lonestar.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 04/06/2005 10:59:42
On Wed, April 6, 2005 10:43 am, David Howland said:
>  > The obvious question: what happens if you disable ipfilter?
>  > (Either through /etc/rc.d/ipfilter stop or by removing it from
>  > the kernel.)
>
> Ok, I'd like to try that.  But, how can I?  If I remove ipfilter, I will
> have no NAT.  No packets will make it back to my internal network.

Thats correct. You would then be able to see if the problem is just
communication between your nat box and the modem in isolation. It was
not clear form your earlier emails if this worked properly. Although
I'm just guessing at what the requestor above was after...