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Hi, |
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On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 17:23:38 -0500 |
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Dan Farrell <dan@×××××××××.cx> wrote: |
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> > Setting up NAT works using a sysctl (or the procfs). Restricting the |
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> > NAT works using iptables. |
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> I don't think that's quite right. Correct me if i'm wrong (please) but |
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> this should read, |
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> "Setting up forwarding works using a sysctl... and configuring |
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> and restricting the NAT works using iptables" |
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> Network Address Translation is taken care of by iptables itself, not |
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> just firewalled that way. |
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Thanks, I missed that, of course you're right! NAT would be |
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masquerading, and that's in fact netfilter/iptables' job. I was |
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probably just thinking about routing/forwarding in general... |
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-hwh |
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