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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip_dynaddr.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip_dynaddr.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 45f3c1268e86..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/networking/ip_dynaddr.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -IP dynamic address hack-port v0.03 -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -This stuff allows diald ONESHOT connections to get established by -dynamically changing packet source address (and socket's if local procs). -It is implemented for TCP diald-box connections(1) and IP_MASQuerading(2). - -If enabled[*] and forwarding interface has changed: - 1) Socket (and packet) source address is rewritten ON RETRANSMISSIONS - while in SYN_SENT state (diald-box processes). - 2) Out-bounded MASQueraded source address changes ON OUTPUT (when - internal host does retransmission) until a packet from outside is - received by the tunnel. - -This is specially helpful for auto dialup links (diald), where the -``actual'' outgoing address is unknown at the moment the link is -going up. So, the *same* (local AND masqueraded) connections requests that -bring the link up will be able to get established. - -[*] At boot, by default no address rewriting is attempted. - To enable: - # echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr - To enable verbose mode: - # echo 2 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr - To disable (default) - # echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_dynaddr - -Enjoy! - --- Juanjo <jjciarla@raiz.uncu.edu.ar> |