Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 01:09:45 +0000 (GMT) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Chris <chrisj@dv201s34.lawrence.ks.us> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: networking issue Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908270107590.6392-100000@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908270143420.1009-100000@dv201s34.lawrence.ks.us>
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On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Chris wrote: > hello all, > > > I have 2 computers (a fbsd3.2-stable and win95) plus a cable modem all > running though my hub. i was wondering what it would take to get the two > computers talking directly to one another without having to go out over > the modem and back. Im assuming that i need to set aliases on both boxs > for interal ips and then set gateways accordingly. is it possible to bind > more one ip to a win95 box, i know it's no problem with the bsd. Or am i > going about this all wrong and need something like a active hub or switch? As long as both computers are on the same subnet, they shouldn't try to forward packets through the router/gateway. > any info would be great. right back at you, what kind of IP allocation do you have? do you have several IPs to play with? or only one? if you only have 1, take a look at "natd" try: "man natd" to find out more about it. good luck, -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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