Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:22:25 -0700 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: David Banning <david@skytracker.ca> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how utilize several IP's on one line Message-ID: <12335A7C-91A9-46D5-BA81-FC2F5EF8FD61@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <20070323184751.GA45705@skytracker.ca> References: <20070323164024.GA1885@skytracker.ca> <1D15D7F6-E24E-4F5A-BB55-FBCE13076F25@mac.com> <20070323184751.GA45705@skytracker.ca>
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On Mar 23, 2007, at 11:47 AM, David Banning wrote: >> 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? You do. :-) You can either statically configure each machine based on the network config info your ISP provides, or you can even set up DHCP + static IP configs using dhcpd and let automatic network config help out. It's easier to configure a FreeBSD machine to provide static IPs via DHCP than to do so on most "network appliance" style broadband routers. > The router? If so what kind of router is that called? What is the > term > I can search google on this to learn more? "broadband router". D-link, Linksys, and others make 'em-- I've got an 8-port Linksys BEFSR81 which works just dandy for my purposes. -- -Chuck
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