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Date:      Wed, 27 Sep 2000 21:50:31 -0400
From:      Rakesh Thakkar <rakesh@cell-works.com>
To:        Steve Van Den Akker <vandena@FreeBSD.ispchannel.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD as Gateway Problem
Message-ID:  <39D2A3E7.356BBB58@cell-works.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009281956380.1283-100000@FreeBSD.ispchannel.com>

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Steve Van Den Akker wrote:

> Check out www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd.  I used the examples found
> there (changing what was necessary of course) and got my gateway
> configured and working "out of the box".
>
> On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Rakesh Thakkar wrote:
>
> > Hello Everyone.
> >
> > I am trying to configure my FreeBSD 3.4-R as a Gateway.  I have my
> > FreeBSD machine up and running on the cable modem and I have another NIC
> > in the machine which is configured to use IP of 192.168.1.1.  I have a
> > windows 98 machine that I wanted to use to connect to the internet via
> > the FreeBSD machine.   My Windows 98 machine has a address of
> > 192.168.1.11.   I have gone to the handbook on the internet and
> > configured the windows machine.  The only thing is that when the
> > connection is not active.
> > I can ping the windows machine from my FreeBSD machine but I cannot ping
> > my FreeBSD machine from my Windows machine.  I don't know why this is
> > not working. I am a newbie.. Please help..
> >
> > Here is the configuration on my windows machine.
> >
> > Identification tab:
> >
> > Computer Name:  win98
> > workgroup:  Jehovah
> >
> > Configuration Tab:
> >
> > TCP/IP properties of my NIC:
> >
> > Specify  an IP address:  192.168.1.11
> > SN Mask:    255.255.255.0
> >
> > Gateway:  192.168.1.1
> >
> > DNS Configuration:
> >
> > Host:  win98      Domain:  (empty)
> >
> > DNS search order:
> > 24.3.0.38
> > 24.3.0.39
> >
> > I don't know if I am missing anything on the windows side.
> >
> > Here is the layout
> >
> > Can Ping from FreeBSD machine to Windows 98 machine.
> >
> > ---------                             ----------
> > --                           ----------
> > |                           |
> > |                                  |
> > |                          |
> > | Windows 98  | ==========|  10/100 Switch     |===========|
> > FreeBSD      |==== Cable modem
> > |---------
> > ------------                              ---------
> >
> > 192.168.1.11
> > al0   NIC              192.168.1.1
> > 255.255.255.0
> > 255.255.255.0
> >
> >
> > ed1  NIC            DHCP from ISP
> >
> >
> > Cannot Ping from Windows 98 machine to  FreeBSD machine
> >
> > Thank you for your help.  I really appreciate it.
> >
> > Rakesh Thakkar
> >
> >
> >
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> >

Hello

Thank you for the reply but I went to the mostgraveconcern.com and did
everything as I was suppose to but  for some reason it still doesn't work.  I
can't ping from my Windows computer to my Gateway.  Please help.  Thank you.

Rakesh



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