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From: /dev/rob0 <rob0@gmx.co.uk>
To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org
Subject: Re: NAT Helpers?
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 07:08:54 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200509110708.54551.rob0@gmx.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <43226984.5070607@cp.centennialcollege.ca>

On Saturday 2005-September-10 00:05, James Stickland wrote:
> My problem with this network setup is that when the terminal server

With WHAT network setup? I saw no information about a network.

> attempts to join the domain, or do such things as browse all the
> network shares (as opposed to typing in their ip address), it
> attempts connections to the 10.10.10.7 broadcast address.  The
> problem lies within the router  - it does not forward broadcasts.

Why not? A broadcast is just another IP. This is sometimes true but not 
always true. It might depend on your rules. A clear explanation of the 
issue helps in finding a resolution.

> With netfilter, are there any nat helpers I can use  for forwarding 
> broadcasts between interfaces? Im looking for something similar to
> the  cisco ip nat helpers.

Apparently no one knows. I've been fortunate to avoid Cisco routers, 
myself, so I don't know what they do with broadcasts. (I bet few Cisco 
admins would know, either!)
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  reply	other threads:[~2005-09-11 12:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-09-10  5:05 NAT Helpers? James Stickland
2005-09-11 12:08 ` /dev/rob0 [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2005-09-12 11:52 Derick Anderson
2005-09-12 19:21 ` R. DuFresne
2005-10-19 23:27   ` Frans Luteijn

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