From 758366c26a0d1b2e97449ab858e15da8cc0d73f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Edgecombe Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:37:25 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/1] netinfo-fake-address-text-20090427 LICENSE IPL10 FIXES 124699 explain fake address support for NetInfo files --- doc/man-pages/pod5/NetInfo.pod | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/man-pages/pod5/NetInfo.pod b/doc/man-pages/pod5/NetInfo.pod index 94b27b0..7c33834 100644 --- a/doc/man-pages/pod5/NetInfo.pod +++ b/doc/man-pages/pod5/NetInfo.pod @@ -80,9 +80,24 @@ The F file is in ASCII format. One of the machine's IP addresses appears on each line, in dotted decimal format. The order of the addresses is not significant. +Optionally, the File Server can be forced to use an IP address that does +not belong to one of the server interfaces. To do this, add a line to the +F file with the IP address prefixed with "f" and a space. This is +useful when the File Server is on the interal side of a NAT firewall. + To display the File Server interface addresses registered in the VLDB, use the B command. +=head1 EXAMPLES + +If the File Server is on the internal side of a NAT firewall, where it +serves internal clients using the IP address 192.168.1.123 and external +clients using the IP address 10.1.1.321, then the F file should +contain the following: + + 192.168.1.123 + f 10.1.1.321 + =head1 SEE ALSO L, -- 1.9.4