Thats where the problem is - I cannot allow B to
have default route or any route to the Workstation.
Is it possible to get A to map the source ip/port so
that B just responds back to A, and A remaps it into
the workstations ip/port again?
-Vinay
-Vinay
--- Daxbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > A----------B---------C
> > |
> > |
> > Workstation (public)
> >
> >
> > (A) runs the IP filter with NAT and has public
> address
> > and B and C have private IP addresses.
> >
> > Workstation wants send a packet (udp/tcp) to B.
> It
> > does this by sending a packet to A with a
> preallocated
> > port nunber for B. Does A map source IP
> (workstation
> > address) and port numbers in the packet before
> sending
> > it to B, since B does not know how to reach the
> > workstation. If so, does this happen
> automatically or
> > do I need configure something in the rules file?
> >
> > Any help is greatly appreciated.
> >
>
> In a typical nat configuration, B will see the
> packet
> with the original source IP and port of the
> workstation (W).
>
> As far as B routing back to W... B should have the
> internal address of A as it's default gateway.
>
> --daxbert
>
>
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