On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 20:30:28 -0400 Matt Herzog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> As the Subject states, I'm trying to get a FreeBSD 6.1 on sparc64 to be a > firewall/gateway/nat machine using a IPFILTER_DEFAULT_BLOCK kernel. > (hme0 is the external NIC. hme1 is the internal NIC.) > > If I remove the line: > > pass in quick on hme0 all > > none of the machines inside the NAT can reach the Internet although I can > still ssh into the firewall/gateway machine from inside the NAT. > i.e. NAT breaks without "pass in quick on hme0 all" I haven't read all your config...but i think the problem you are having is that you are either blocking ALL traffic to hme0 (by removing the 'allow all'), or allowing all (including external traffic! ) with 'pass in quick on hme0 all'. You need to be more specific about what you allow in and out. Read the following and you'll get a better understanding of how it works. Howto : http://www.obfuscation.org/ipf/ipf-howto.pdf : http://www.nwo.net/ipf/ipf-howto.html (html format of the pdf) > > "pass in quick on hme0 all" pretty obviously defeats the purpose of the > IPFILTER_DEFAULT_BLOCK kernel so I'm trying to figure out a rule set that > will work with NAT. well, yes, you are not supposed to open your firewall completely - just enough to allow you to do whatever you want :) Good luck, B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome Sysadmins can't be sued for malpractice, but surgeons don't have to deal with patients who install new versions of their own innards. I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned. _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"