svn commit: r197298 - head/sbin/mount_nfs

[Daniel O'Connor]

On Mon, 21 Sep 2009, M. Warner Losh wrote:
> In message: <200909211216.07249.doconnor at gsoft.com.au>
>
>             "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor at gsoft.com.au> writes:
> : On Mon, 21 Sep 2009, Rick Macklem wrote:
> : > And what about going through NAT gateways? (I'm not familiar with
> : > how typical NAT gateways are set up, but do they all forward UDP
> : > ok?)
> :
> : The thought of doing NFS over the internet boggles my mind :)
>
> One of the early net meltdowns was caused by this, no?

Before my time ;)

> : However all consumer grade routers will NAT UDP properly otherwise
> : people wouldn't be able to play games.
>
> The issue most likely is one of internal firewalls, not external...

Well I wondered if that was what the OP meant but then why would you 
need NAT? Of course that doesn't mean there isn't some crazy internal 
setup that would send sane people running for the hills in horror.

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