"IP Masquerading (NAT under FreeBSD) is straight from the Gods. Yet it has a few very large drawbacks, such as inability to do DCC or ICQ file transfers, or play games over the internet on one of the Masq'ed machines, even with the "irc" and "quake" masquerading modules loaded. Someone give me options to solve this problem, be it another operating system, a firewall setting, a program or setup!" I only have a few comments to say about this. First of all...I don't know what version of IP Masquerading you are using, but I have been able to do all of these things which you mentioned. I both send and receive DCCs quite often and I have yet to find a feature of ICQ that I have not been able to use. As far as any other aspect of IRC or Quake, I have NEVER had any problems with either. I suggest you read some documentation on the topic before posting ignorant and uninformed comments about such wonderful inventions.
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"IP Masquerading (NAT under FreeBSD) is straight from the Gods. Yet it has a few very large drawbacks, such as inability to do DCC or ICQ file transfers, or play games over the internet on one of the Masq'ed machines, even with the "irc" and "quake" masquerading modules loaded. Someone give me options to solve this problem, be it another operating system, a firewall setting, a program or setup!"
I only have a few comments to say about this. First of all...I don't know what version of IP Masquerading you are using, but I have been able to do all of these things which you mentioned. I both send and receive DCCs quite often and I have yet to find a feature of ICQ that I have not been able to use. As far as any other aspect of IRC or Quake, I have NEVER had any problems with either. I suggest you read some documentation on the topic before posting ignorant and uninformed comments about such wonderful inventions.