From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 23 19:13:06 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86C9416A403 for ; Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:13:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david+dated+1175107672.50bc8c@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (3s1.com [209.161.205.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BC4C13C4B0 for ; Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:13:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david+dated+1175107672.50bc8c@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by 3s1.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l2NIlqkM047730 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:47:52 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from david+dated+1175107672.50bc8c@skytracker.ca) Received: (from david@localhost) by 3s1.com (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l2NIlqYH047729 for questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:47:52 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from david+dated+1175107672.50bc8c@skytracker.ca) X-Authentication-Warning: 3s1.com: david set sender to david+dated+1175107672.50bc8c@skytracker.ca using -f Received: by 3s1.com (tmda-sendmail, from uid 1000); Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:47:52 -0500 Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:47:51 -0500 To: Chuck Swiger Message-ID: <20070323184751.GA45705@skytracker.ca> References: <20070323164024.GA1885@skytracker.ca> <1D15D7F6-E24E-4F5A-BB55-FBCE13076F25@mac.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1D15D7F6-E24E-4F5A-BB55-FBCE13076F25@mac.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Delivery-Agent: TMDA/1.1.5 (Fettercairn) From: David Banning X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.7/2913/Fri Mar 23 09:54:19 2007 on 3s1.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how utilize several IP's on one line X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:13:06 -0000 > Connect the DSL modem to a switch or hub, and connect several > machines to that, each configured statically to use the /29 subnet > which your ISP is making available to you. > > This is assuming your DSL modem deals with any PPPoE/PPPoA login > stuff itself...if not, you might have to get a broadband router or > config a FreeBSD box to do the PPPoE stuff and then route the subnet > internally (perhaps using RFC-1918 addresses via natd & the > redirect_address directive). Very helpful. Thanks Chuck. What decides which IP will go to each machine? The router? If so what kind of router is that called? What is the term I can search google on this to learn more?