From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Sep 28 00:44:22 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id AAA09320 for questions-outgoing; Sat, 28 Sep 1996 00:44:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from netclub.com.co (root@[205.218.237.130]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id AAA09200 for ; Sat, 28 Sep 1996 00:44:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from secmanag@localhost) by netclub.com.co (8.7.5/8.6.12) id CAA02366; Sat, 28 Sep 1996 02:44:19 GMT Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 02:44:18 +0000 () From: El de la seguridad To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: :) Re:Private network & routing to the internet via PPP w/one (fwd) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk GREAT!!! It's the solution that I want in this last month...can you explain any more about that please!!! Thanx in advance G. Cabrales On Sat, 28 Sep 1996, Mitch James wrote: > Hi All, :-) > I'm please to report that thanks to Anil I've got my private network > talking to the internet via my single IP and PPP. The solution is a hack > of PPP for FreeBSD 2.1.5 by Charles Mott, > http://www.srv.net/~cmott/alias.html, that forwards packet for the > private network. It was easy to compile and substitute inplace of the > stock ppp. A little fine tuning of my Win95 config and I'm up and > running. Thanks to all who have participated with suggestions. I still > think there is a place for SOCKS5 in the future, but for now I'm a happy > camper. > Cheers, > mitch > > > Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 20:31:05 +0000 > > From: Anil John > > On 24 Sep 96 at 19:03, Mitch James wrote: > > > > > I have one IP via PPP to a local ISP. I am using the BSD box to > > > > > connect and want to route the private network IP's in and out to > > > > > the Internet. I'm using a 3com 509 eithernet card to the Win95 > > > > > machines. I'm able to telnet into the BSD box but not though to > > > > > the Inet. My question is: Can FreeBSD 2.1.5 route the trafic > > > > > for a private IP network as it comes on the CD-Rom without any > > > > > other software? or Must I use SOCK5 ? Are there other options > > > > > to SOCKS5? > > > > > > > > Yes, this will work if you use the packet aliasing software that was > > written by Charles Mott. It can be found at: > > > > http://www.srv.net/~cmott/alias.html > > > > I currently have a FreeBSD box (192.168.0.1) which is connected to > > the Internet via PPP. When I connect via PPP to my ISP, he assigns > > me a dynamic IP address. I have a Win95 box (192.168.0.2) connected > > to the FreeBSD box via ethernet. > > > > What Charles's software does is add the ip packet aliasing function > > to the dial up PPP software that comes with 2.1.5. Once you compile > > and install it and enable the 'Gateway=YES' in your sysconfig file, > > any machine that is connected by ethernet to the FreeBSD box can go > > out onto the internet... > > > > I am currently using this setup and works just fine. I am using > > Win95 browser, ftp, telnet, news and mail clients without any > > problems whatsoever...No change to your Win95 clients is neccessory. > > It is completely transparent and was very easy to setup (once I read > > the documentation provided) > > > > Just make sure that your normal PPP dialup works from your FreeBSD > > box and that your ethernet link works fine between your machines > > before you make any changes...Less problems to troubleshoot if > > something goes wrong.. > > > > Anil > > ___________________________________________________________________ > Mitch James--Poulsbo, Wa. Living near Latte' land > mitch@hardware.com James Lumber & Ace Hardware > http://www.hardware.com/ http://www.hardware.com/complist.html > >