osmo-gsm-manuals[master]: OsmoGGSN: add IP forward and Masquerading section

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Harald Welte gerrit-no-reply at lists.osmocom.org
Mon Nov 20 10:26:25 UTC 2017


Patch Set 1:

(1 comment)

https://gerrit.osmocom.org/#/c/4912/1/OsmoGGSN/chapters/running.adoc
File OsmoGGSN/chapters/running.adoc:

Line 26: internet uplink, OsmoGGSN usually requires IP Forwarding and Masquerading to be
I don't really like the idea of telling people to outright enable masquerading. I think

* we should simply refer to this as a normal Linux router setup with multiple interfaces, so of course if you want to forward traffic betewen the tun device and e.g. an ethernet device, you need forwarding.

* if you don't allocate routed IP adresses on the tun device / APN to your subscribers, then, equally, you will have to enable masquerading.  Just like in any other setup where non-routed IP adresses are used, irrespective to GGSN.

Not using masquerading has the significant advantage of being able to test inbound connections to your MS/UE, which is not something you can do in most public networks/APNs. Let's mention it.


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