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>Current Status</TITLE
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>2.2. Current Status</H1
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>IP Masquerade has been in the Linux kernels for several years now and is quite
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mature as the kernel enters the 2.4.x stage. Kernels since Linux 1.3.x have
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had MASQ support built-in. Today, many individuals and commercial businesses
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are using it with excellent results. </P
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>2.4.x kernel users:
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> The 2.4.x kernel hosts an entirely re-written set of NAT code which is
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both far superior, faster, and more secure than any previous versions
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written for Linux. Unfortunately, several kernel modules that were
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written for the 2.2.x kernel to support things like UDP-based RealAudio,
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etc. have not been ported to 2.4.x yet. Because of this, some people
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should consider NOT upgrading if these network applications are critical
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to them. But, at the same time, some of these programs have been updated
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and now use different, NAT-friendly protocols. Thus special NAT treatment
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is no longer required. As always, please see the
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<A
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HREF="http://ipmasq.webhop.net/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>http://ipmasq.webhop.net/: The IP
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Masquerade Resources</A
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> site for updated news, etc.
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</P
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>Common network functionalities like Web browsing, telnet, ssh, ping,
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traceroute, etc. work well over stock IP Masquerade setups. Other network
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applications such as ftp, irc, and Real Audio work well with the appropriate
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additional IP MASQ modules loaded into the kernel as modules. Other
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network-specific programs like streaming audio (MP3s, True Speech, etc) should
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work too without any special module. Some users on the mailing list also had
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good results with video conferencing software. </P
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><P
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>It should be noted that running IP Masquerade with only ONE network card (NIC)
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to MASQ between internal and external Ethernet networks is NOT recommended.
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For more details, please see <A
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HREF="aliasing.html"
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>Section 7.28</A
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> FAQ section.</P
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>Anyways, please refer to <A
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HREF="supported-client-software.html"
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>Section 6.3</A
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> for a more
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complete listing of software supported by IP Maquerade all kernel versions. </P
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><P
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>IP Masquerade works well as a server to other 'client machines' running
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various operating systems and hardware platforms. Here is a sampling of successful
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reports with internal MASQed systems running :</P
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> <P
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>UNIX: Sun Solaris, [Net,Free,Open,*i]-BSD, Hp-UX, Linux, IBM AIX, Digital UNIX, Ultrix, etc.</P
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>Microsoft Windows 2000, NT (3.x and 4.x), 95/98/ME, Windows for Workgroups
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(with the TCP/IP package) </P
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>IBM OS/2</P
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>Apple Macintosh MacOS machines running either MacTCP or Open Transport</P
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>DOS-based systems with packet drivers and the NCSA Telnet package</P
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>VAXen</P
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>Compaq/Digital Alpha running Linux and NT</P
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>Amiga computers with AmiTCP or AS225-stack. </P
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><P
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>The list goes on and on but the point is, if your OS platform talks TCP/IP,
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it should work with Linux's IP Masquerade!</P
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