That is the setup I am using with my 5.3.0 R2 and it works fine. Also means
you can change the port forwarding (pinholing) on your linux machine without
haveing to restart the M10 and effectively disconnect from the internet.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Rout [mailto:nickr@ihug.co.nz]
> Sent: Thursday, 16 March 2000 10:45
> To: adsl@freebsddiary.cx
> Subject: RE: Firmware and Pinholes
>
>
> Can't answer the first part of your question, in fact
> questions on how to
> upgrade the m10 seem to be hardly ever answered on this list(come on
> telecom we know you subscribe).
>
> The second part can be alleviated by forwarding everything to
> another host,
> eg linux or freebsd which can pinhole (or port forward) on
> any number of
> rules.
>
> That machine will have two ethernet cards ie:
>
>
>
> m10<-------pinhole all ports-------->
> eth0:linux/bsd:eth1<------fwd/pinhole
> many entries------->Hub<------------->LAN
>
>
>
> you can set this up on the m10 with two entries like
>
> ext port start ext port end protocol
> internal ip address
> internal port
> 1 65535 tcp
> address of
> eth0 1
> 1 65535 udp
> address of
> eth0 1
>
> although this looks at first glance as if it forwards
> everything to port
> one on the internal machine, in fact there is a one to one
> relationship so
> 1---->1, 2----->2 ............ 65535------>65535
> (at least according to Dan Langille's faq)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Hooper [SMTP:telomere@iconz.co.nz]
> Sent: Wednesday, 15 March 2000 22:12
> To: adsl@freebsddiary.cx
> Subject: Firmware and Pinholes
>
> Hi All,
>
> Couple of questions...
>
> 1) I have an M10 with firmware 5.1.0 (build R0). I understand a later
> version is available and am interested to understand: i) what
> is the latest
> version ii) what are the features iii) where do I get it
> and how do I
> install it???
>
> 2) I hit my limit of 8 pinhole entries a while back and am finding it
> really
> restrictive now I'm hosting stuff. Are more than 8 entries possible
> somehow?
> Does the later firmware help?
>
> Regards
>
> Andrew Hooper
>
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