Make it clear that aliasing is done on the public interface, not

the private one.
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Brian Somers 1998-01-29 00:40:41 +00:00
parent bbc4f6d526
commit f7d1db72cf
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00
svn path=/head/; revision=32856
2 changed files with 42 additions and 4 deletions

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@ -214,7 +214,23 @@ as the alias address. If this option is not specified, the
.Fl n
or
.Fl interface
option must be used.
option must be used. The specified address should be the address assigned
to the public network interface.
.Pp
All data passing out through this addresses interface will be rewritten
with a source address equal to
.Ar address .
All data arriving at the interface from outside will be checked to
see if it matches any already-aliased outgoing connection. If it does,
the packet is altered accordingly. If not, all
.Fl redirect_port
and
.Fl redirect_address
assignments are checked and actioned. If no other action can be made,
and if
.Fl deny_incoming
is not specified, the packet is delivered to the local machine and port
as specified in the packet.
.It Fl n | interface Ar interface
Use
@ -229,7 +245,10 @@ flag should also be used. If this option is not specified, the
or
.Fl alias_address
flag must be used.
.Pp
The specified
.Ar interface
must be the public network interface.
.It Fl f | config Ar configfile
Read configuration from
.Ar configfile .

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@ -214,7 +214,23 @@ as the alias address. If this option is not specified, the
.Fl n
or
.Fl interface
option must be used.
option must be used. The specified address should be the address assigned
to the public network interface.
.Pp
All data passing out through this addresses interface will be rewritten
with a source address equal to
.Ar address .
All data arriving at the interface from outside will be checked to
see if it matches any already-aliased outgoing connection. If it does,
the packet is altered accordingly. If not, all
.Fl redirect_port
and
.Fl redirect_address
assignments are checked and actioned. If no other action can be made,
and if
.Fl deny_incoming
is not specified, the packet is delivered to the local machine and port
as specified in the packet.
.It Fl n | interface Ar interface
Use
@ -229,7 +245,10 @@ flag should also be used. If this option is not specified, the
or
.Fl alias_address
flag must be used.
.Pp
The specified
.Ar interface
must be the public network interface.
.It Fl f | config Ar configfile
Read configuration from
.Ar configfile .