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Date:      Mon, 23 Nov 1998 01:58:30 -0600
From:      "Butch Evans" <butch@sheltonbbs.com>
To:        freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Using 'lp0' as an interface?
Message-ID:  <199811230158300920.01EA6E2B@mail.sheltonbbs.com>
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I have another (likely dumb) question.  I have a customer that has co-located his FreeBSD box at my site.  I want to assign him a block of IP numbers which is a subnet that is different from my LAN.  I have configured the routing so that that block of IP numbers is sent through his ethernet port.  The question I have is this:  Can I use the lp0 interface for these numbers?  ( I am not sure how to word what I want to do here, but I hope this makes sense).  If so, how do I set up the lp0 interface?  I have tried using 
 ifconfig lp0 inet x.x.x.x netmask 255.255.255.224 

but it wants to know the other end of the point-to-point connection.  How do I change lp0 to a broadcast interface ( is that what I want????)?

My apologies in advance for the wording of this message.  I am not familiar with the correct terminology.  If the question makes sense, but more info is needed, let me know.  Perhaps (most likely) there is an easier/better way to do this.  I am open to any and all suggestions.

Butch Evans
Network Admin
Shelton Internet, Inc.
1-800-339-4803 or 276-4803


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