CIDR is just another way of specifying an ip address. The following two IP addresses are identical, the only difference is how it is specified. Some devices prefer one way, other devices prefer the other, and some will take either:So are you saying I should just change all my external interfaces to the CIDR address and forward them the way I've been doing to the LANs? I tried that and had no luck. Don't I need some interface to the static ip?