Subject: Re: ethernet bridge + ipf = transparent firewall?
To: None <netbsd-users@netbsd.org>
From: Aaron J. Grier <agrier@poofygoof.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 08/22/2004 21:59:52
On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 02:48:25PM +1000, Malcolm Herbert wrote:
> I have a situation where I'm wanting to put a windows box behind a
> NetBSD box, but have both appear to be on the same network with their
> addresses on the same local network (ie, I do not want to do NAT)
> because there are services which are hosted on the Windows box which
> need to be visible to clients.

I haven't tried this in a while, but could you proxy-arp on your
external interface for the hidden machine?

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