From owner-freebsd-questions Thu May 25 22:54:10 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from cx75971-a.chnd1.az.home.com (cx75971-a.chnd1.az.home.com [24.15.50.234]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7EE7637B581 for ; Thu, 25 May 2000 22:54:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from adam@miscdebris.net) Received: by cx75971-a.chnd1.az.home.com from localhost (router,SLMail V2.7); Thu, 25 May 2000 22:51:24 -0700 Received: by cx75971-a.chnd1.az.home.com from adam (24.24.254.133::mail daemon; unverified,SLMail V2.7); Thu, 25 May 2000 22:51:24 -0700 Message-ID: <001301bfc6d6$a50480e0$85fe1818@socal.rr.com> From: "ap" To: "Keith Longman" Cc: "free bsd questions" References: <000801bfc6ce$d81e72e0$161f83d0@sparldil.mediacom.ispchannel.com> Subject: Re: how to configure a dhcp based network to gain access to the internet via a cable modem Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 22:52:53 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0010_01BFC69B.F5C32260" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01BFC69B.F5C32260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I assume that you are a FreeBSD user? if so you would "dhclient" to = obtain a bootp or=20 dhcp lease...but generaly speaking cable modems are layer 2 bridges, and = in my=20 experience they allow only one mac in a register...meaning you can only = connect=20 one NIC to the bridge...I have heard of people who where able to pay a = premium=20 for being able to lease more then one address...I'm not sure if this is = correct or=20 not...I would check with your cable company (it should be easy...after = all you are an installer)...If indeed you are able to obtain only one lease (and you = are a FreeBSD user)=20 you can use NATD and a multihomed (two NICS)machine to share an internet = connection among multiple computers (the info for NATD can be found in = the freebsd handbook at www.freebsd.com/handbook I think) if you are using = windows,=20 you can use a program such as wingate (which is free for two users), or = if your running W2K you can use ICS which I think uses NAT. Adam ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Keith Longman=20 To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 9:57 PM Subject: how to configure a dhcp based network to gain access to the = internet via a cable modem Hello my name is Keith and i am a cable modem installer.I have run = into a couple of installations where i am hooking into a small = residential hub and trying to gain access to the internet with multiple = machines. Our isp provider uses DHCP to gain a ip address. How do you = configure this?.My company wants us to just configure one pc to gain = access but I want to learn more about this topic. can it be done easily = or at all?. Help if you can thank you keith ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01BFC69B.F5C32260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I assume that you are a FreeBSD user? = if so you=20 would "dhclient" to obtain a bootp or

dhcp lease...but=20 generaly speaking cable modems are layer 2 bridges, and in my =

experience they allow only one mac in a = register...meaning=20 you can only connect

one NIC to the bridge...I have = heard of people = who where able=20 to pay a premium

for being able to lease more then = one address...I'm not sure if this=20 is correct or

not...I would check with your cable = company (it=20 should be easy...after all you are an

installer)...If indeed you are able to obtain = only one lease=20 (and you are a FreeBSD user)

you can use NATD and a = multihomed (two NICS)machine = to share an=20 internet

connection among multiple computers = (the info for=20 NATD can be found in the

freebsd handbook at www.freebsd.com/handbook I = think) if you are using windows,

you can use a program such as wingate (which is free for two users), or if your=20 running

W2K you can use ICS which I think uses=20 NAT.

Adam

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Subject: how to configure a = dhcp based=20 network to gain access to the internet via a cable modem

Hello my name is Keith and i am a = cable modem=20 installer.I have run into a couple of installations where i am hooking = into a=20 small residential hub and trying to gain access to the internet with = multiple=20 machines. Our isp provider uses DHCP to gain a ip address. How = do you=20 configure this?.My company wants us to just configure one pc to gain = access=20 but I want to learn more about this topic. can it be done easily or at = all?.=20 Help if you can thank you=20 keith

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