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Re: natd and dhcpd
- To: doug <want_2_learn_freebsd at hotmail dot com>
- Subject: Re: natd and dhcpd
- From: "Charles S. Wilson" <cwilson at ece dot gatech dot edu>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:27:34 -0400
- CC: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- References: <DAV23TihuWkpKyGxF7A0000a79f@hotmail.com>
doug wrote:
> Anyone one if development on natd and dhcpd for cywin is happening?
Ummm....why? why would you want to do this? If you're trying to do
firewalling, cygwin (and windows) are not secure. If you're trying to
do internet connection sharing (without worrying about security issues)
then windows98+(NT?W2K?) have tools built in -- and speed would SUCK if
you had to plunk through TWO separate IP stacks, each followed its own
separate layer of cygwin unix-ization. Blech.
AAANNNNDDDD....those little DSL/cable firewall/dhcp/nat boxes work
really well, and cost very little, and use far less electricity than a
whole windows/cygwin system (important when it needs to be on 24/7).
Just my 0.02.
--Chuck
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