Date: Sun, 07 Sep 1997 02:21:17 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: Chuck <crtb@capecod.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Masquerading IP addresses Message-ID: <199709070121.CAA16063@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 06 Sep 1997 11:56:40 EDT." <199709061556.LAA00362@daisy.crtb.org>
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> I'm sorry that this is not a strictly FreeBSD question, but I don't know
> of a forum better equipped to answer it. Neither FAQ nor Handbook seemed
> to cover the subject.
>
> I am a poor exile with only a modem/PPP connection. Works well, but only
> one computer on my home network can use it. I have a small internal net,
> using 10.0.0.*/30 (:-o), but its hosts can't get to the Internet.
>
> What's the name of the process by which my PPP client can enable other
> hosts on the internal network to get out, for WWW, ftp, telnet, ntp, or
> whatever? As I understand it, a "router" in the PPP client translates
> internal IP addresses (10.0.0.*) into whatever single IP address that DHCP
> has given it.
>
> TIA.. Chuck
Just add the -alias switch to ppp. Check the docs for details.
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