Subject: Re: How to create a virtual network inside a NetBSD Box
To: None <tech-net@netbsd.org>
From: Christoph Kaegi <kgc@zhwin.ch>
List: tech-net
Date: 09/24/2004 13:07:53
On 24.09-20:34, Daniel Carosone wrote:
> This is a standard NAT setup. Your confusion is all in how you've drawn it.
>
> What you want, if I understand correctly, is for Net1 devices to use
> Net2 addresses when traversing Net3 and beyond. So, from the outside
> (net3) you see this:
>
>
> NetBSD host
> ..................
> . .
> I--------I . . I--------I
> ----I Net2 I------------------------------I Net3 I------
> I--------I . . I--------I
> . .
> ..................
>
> All you need to do is NAT net1 addresses onto net2, as they leave your
> net3 interface, and arrange for the boxes on net3 and beyond to route
> packets destined for net2 via your netbsd box.
>
Ah, thank you very much! I think I understand now. :-)
The Network doesn't need to really exist, because
NAT rewrites them before the kernel sees them.
Thanks and many regards
Chris
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