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 > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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