Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 07:46:10 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: jonathan michaels <jon@caamora.com.au> Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ethernet segment spliting Message-ID: <36D2BF32.D73123DD@softweyr.com> References: <002c01be5ec5$0a5455e0$9e2594d1@ws2600> <36D200C1.DEB5473@softweyr.com> <19990223140512.E6930@caamora.com.au>
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jonathan michaels wrote:
>
> wes,
>
> On Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 06:13:37PM -0700, Wes Peters wrote:
> > jonathan michaels asked:
> > >
> > > i've been reading in teh craig hunt book (tcp/ip network administration)
> > > that teh best way to 'glue' together a network spread geographically is
> > > to employ several 'bridges'. i am setting up a small community netowrk
> > > any suggestions or book pointers will ne muchly apreciated.
> >
> > I'm not sure you'll find a book that will be all that helpful.
>
> most of teh texts i've comb recenly all recommend jpf organisations like mine
> to go seek professional help ... ummm.
>
> > The bridges Mr. Hunt writes about are generally used with leased telecom
> > lines, not with the dial-up lines you want to use. What you need is a
> > dial-up router for your remote networks. Fortunately, the user-mode
> > PPP in FreeBSD is really quite good at this.
>
> i was wanting to stay away from natd .. but needing several ip's for teh link
> and tehn teh cpu .. teh addr toll gets heavy, so natd looks like teh only real
> alternative, either that or convince apnic to issue me a class b addr space
> (GRIN) .. somehow i don't think that is going to happen any time soon.
You don't actually have to use natd to do nat; the user-mode PPP will do it
for you. But I understand, nat always seems like a cop-out.
> chomped .. stuff to think about
>
> > Write if you need any specific help. Sorry it took me so long to reply,
> > I've been buried (again) lately. ;^)
>
> i can relate to that wes, and thx for teh reply.
Actually, the last week and a half has been pretty rough. Diane got
sick early last week with a terrible flu, Baily caught it on Thursday,
and Diane miscarried our new baby on Friday. It was very early term,
probably about 3.5 weeks, but it's still been more of a blow than I
expected. I had just started to think about a new baby, and wham...
Diane and Bailey are both starting to get better, I am resurfacing now,
and will catch up on some other mail I've had pending to you since early
last week when I can.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
http://www.softweyr.com/~softweyr wes@softweyr.com
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