Subject: Re: IP Masquerade
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Bruce Anderson <brucea@wavefront.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/18/1998 00:32:00
% cat /etc/netstart.local

sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0

if [ -f /etc/ipnat.conf ]; then
        sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding=1;
        echo 'starting IP network address translation (ipnat)...';
        /usr/sbin/ipnat -f /etc/ipnat.conf
fi


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BA-
On Sat, Oct 17, 1998 12:22 PM, Sean Clarke <mailto:sean@bxfm.com> wrote:
> I still think I need to change the kernel, I tried that and I just got
> 	net.inet.ip.forwarding = 0
> 	top level name   in  is invalid
> 	top level name YES in YES is invalid
> 
> --Sean
> On Sat, 17 Oct 1998, Yong S. Yi wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 17 Oct 1998, Colin BRADLEY wrote:
> > >Sean Clarke wrote: 
> > >
> > >/*
> > > * Yea I used to use linux but just a few months ago I got into the
BSD's.
> > > * I know there is a package just called "ppp" that does the exact
same
> thing
> > > * pretty much as ip_masq.  I don't know where I got it from and I
never
> made
> > > * a backup so I am kinda screwed.  If anyone knows where "ppp" is for
> making BSD act as a router please
> > > * tell me!
> > >
> > >  Forget using ppp as a router. Just run a ppp connection on 
> > >  your one interface, set up your new "router" box as your 
> > >  default gateway for your other boxes, and use sysctl to 
> > >  turn on ip forwarding.
> > >
> > >     % sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding = YES
> > 
> > Yes, but the guy is still going to need to get his PPP stuff working,
no?
> > Also, to enable IP forwarding, he will have to modify the kernel
> > configuration file (not sure of GENERIC does it) in order to have
kernel
> > support for it.
> > 
> > >  or something like that, the man page tells you how to do it. I've
> > >  just got it set up in /etc/netstart.local to do that..
> > >
> > >  Regards, 
> > >
> > >      - Colin
> > 
> 
> 
> 
>