[OpenAFS] AFS over NAT

[Derek Atkins]

Having an AFS client behind a NAT is relatively easy, provided your
UDP timeouts are set high enough so that the server callbacks don't
get destroyed.  Having an AFS _server_ behind a NAT -- well, that can
be problematic.  First, you can only have one server.  Second, you
still have the timeout issue.  Third, you have to redirect all AFS UDP
access from the NAT box to the server.  Fourth, you need the server to
advertise its 'NAT' address (i.e. the external address) so clients can
contact the server.  This last part is probably the most difficult.

-derek

Chris Snyder <csnyder@mvpsoft.com> writes:

> Flame me if you want, but I'm using network address translation, and
> would like to use AFS over it.  I found a couple of old threads on
> this, but none were conclusive.  All IPs are static (we have a DHCP
> server, but all boxes seem to be keeping the same IPs).  The firewall
> is a Linux box.  Any suggestions on this?  Thanks in advance.
> 
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