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Subject: Re: gateway on different subnet
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 17:40:40 -0200
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Here, we have a FreeBSD box connected to a cable modem.

I just put:
ifconfig_fxp0="DHCP"
in /etc/rc.conf file

Defualt gateway is passed automatcly to FreeBSD box from
the DHCP Server.

Ronan

> Hi,
> 
> In order to save the internet address space, my cable co has setup their
> network with a live address for my
> PC but an address on a private 10.0.0.0 network for the cable modem.
> Now of course, this is also the
> gateway and dhcp server.  The problem is trying to get FreeBSD to use
> this private address as the gateway for
> the live address.    This config works for windows and they claim mac
> OS, but I can't get it to work for FreeBSD.  I've tried ifconfig
> default, but that returns NO ROUTE TO HOST, and I've thougth about using
> an alias on the
> NIC, but that would send it out with the private network address and not
> be able to find its way home.
> 
> Any of you network wizards out there have the proper spell to get this
> working???
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Jim Ballantine
> 
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