From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Mar 3 19:36: 0 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz (pinsoft.internet.co.nz [202.37.141.181]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8444514D51 for ; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 19:35:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jonc@pinnacle.co.nz) Received: from kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz (kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz [202.37.163.2]) by kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA19569; Thu, 4 Mar 1999 16:32:32 +1300 (NZDT) Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 16:32:32 +1300 (NZDT) From: Jonathan Chen To: Annelise Anderson Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The Power to Serve? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Annelise Anderson wrote: [...] > --the ISDN line (RJ-45 jack) is connected to an ISDN > modem. > > --the modem is connected to a computer running FreeBSD > (3.1-RELEASE right now; P-90, 64 megs ram) > > --the FreeBSD machine and the other computers (some > of which run Windows NT and even 98, as well as FreeBSD, about > 6 in all) are connected by ethernet to a hub, on an internal > 10.10.10.x network; one of them would be 100 feet away from > the hub, the others closer. > > So, the question is what software do I run that enables > the other computers to use the ISDN line by dialing the ISDN > modem? It would always be dialing the number--the ISDN isp. Your FreeBSD machine would be your internal network's gateway. Your FreeBSD box will need to be gateway_enabled; and you'd have ppp running, possibly: ppp -alias -auto your_isp_entry Other combinations are possible, eg: ppp+natd+ipfw The other machines on your network will need to have their default gateway/route set to your FreeBSD box. Any packet seen by the FreeBSD box not on your internal 10.10.10.x network will cause it to dial out. Jonathan Chen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message