Subject: Re: IP-NAT problem - out of sync with kernel? And, networking stuff...
To: Mason Loring Bliss <mason@acheron.middleboro.ma.us>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 09/29/1997 17:26:34
> 
> Hi, all!
> 
> I've finally taken the plunge, and stopped using SLiRP. Now I'm using a
> proper CSLIP connection between my Mac and my NetBSD box, which makes me
> happy.
> 
> I'd like to start using IP-NAT to get out to the outside world, but I'm
> experiencing technical difficulties, like so:
> 
> /root# ipnat -f /etc/nat.rules
> open: No such file or directory
> /root# ipnat -l
> open: No such file or directory
> /root# ipnat
> open: No such file or directory

There's a special file ipnat needs in /dev (whose name escapes me). Have you
created it? you can check its name by looking at strings ipnat |grep dev

Take care,

Bill