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[src/trunk]: src/dist/ipf/man Update to reflect that you don't need to explic...



details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/fd48db15aa2d
branches:  trunk
changeset: 495783:fd48db15aa2d
user:      thorpej <thorpej%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Aug 06 07:05:50 2000 +0000

description:
Update to reflect that you don't need to explicitly do an
`ipf -E' in order to be able to use NAT.

diffstat:

 dist/ipf/man/ipnat.8 |  34 +++++++---------------------------
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diffs (52 lines):

diff -r a4652406a26a -r fd48db15aa2d dist/ipf/man/ipnat.8
--- a/dist/ipf/man/ipnat.8      Sun Aug 06 06:48:50 2000 +0000
+++ b/dist/ipf/man/ipnat.8      Sun Aug 06 07:05:50 2000 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: ipnat.8,v 1.2 2000/05/06 15:39:02 veego Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: ipnat.8,v 1.3 2000/08/06 07:05:50 thorpej Exp $
 .\"
 .TH IPNAT 8
 .SH NAME
@@ -20,36 +20,16 @@
 Rules are added to the end of the internal lists, matching the order in
 which they appear when given to \fBipnat\fP.
 .PP
-\fBPlease Note\fP
-that
-\fBipnat\fP
-is not functional without
+Note that if
 \fBipf(8)\fP
-running. In addition, the following kernel options need to be turned on
-in order to use
-\fBipnat\fP:
-\fIIPFORWARDING\fP
-and
-\fIPFIL_HOOKS\fP.
-The
-\fIGATEWAY\fP
-kernel option includes the
-\fIIPFORWARDING\fP
-option.
-The sysctl command:
-.LP
-.nf
-        sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding
-.fi     
-.PP     
-will inform you if
-\fIIPFORWARDING\fP
-is currently turned on in your kernel.
-Please see
+is not enabled when NAT is configured, it will be enabled
+automatically, as the same kernel facilities are used for
+NAT functionality.  In addition, packet forwarding must be
+enabled.  See
 \fBoptions(4)\fP
 and
 \fBsysctl(8)\fP
-for more information on turning these parameters on.
+for more information.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .B \-C



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