[OpenAFS] OpenAFS server behind NAT?

[Todd DeSantis]

Hi Noel:

> The external address of the firewall is 1.2.3.4
> The afs server has one interface at 192.168.1.1
> The firewall forwards all traffic it receives at
> 1.2.3.4 to 192.168.1.1

> So, should my NetInfo be this
> 192.168.1.1
> f 1.2.3.4

Right, that is how I would do it.

> I guess I find the definition of "Fake" a little ambiguous.
> Does "fake" mean:
> 1. an IP address thaty will be forwarded to the AFS server
>    on this machine,
> or
> 2. an IP address of a local interface which is not visible
>    to external clients
> ?

To me, "Fake" means

- an address that the fileserver does not physically have.
  There is no 1.2.3.4 addressed card on this machine, so
  something is faking things so that machines think this
  is an address for this machine.

Hope that helps.

Thanks

Todd