Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 23:17:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob K <melange@yip.org> To: Wayne M Barnes <stabilizer@klentaq.com> Cc: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Location of IP masqurade docs Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009142316470.22810-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <200009150310.WAA06226@klentaq.com>
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I would suggest: man natd It's got a rather handy step-by-step explanation for doing this sort of thing. On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, Wayne M Barnes wrote: > Dear Stablizers, > > My 4.0 system dials out over an external modem, and I have > here at home a W98 system connected to the FreeBSD system > over ethernet, expecting the FreeBSD system to be the Gateway. > > How do I set this up? Just setting gateway_enable="YES" > does not seem to be enough. "IP masquerade" only appears in > the hype/advertising sections of the handbook directory, > as far as I can find. > > Is there another technical name for this? > > I would be grateful for more recipe hints. My system > does dial out and connect to the world using ppp, but noow > I want to share this connection with other computers in the house. > > The FreeBSD system's rc.conf.local specifies ip addresses as: > ifconfig_ppp0="" > ifconfig_dc0="inet 192.168.0.3 netmask 255.255.255.0" > hostname="chica.renaldo.net" > > That last host name is not really legal. Is that a problem? > In /etc/resolv.conf, I actually have another domain name set > (the one of my IP, a university). > > Well, I don't want to go on too long, if you can just > please answer with a nice link to a detailed recipe, or > a few .conf files that work for you, I would be ever so > grateful. > > Thank you, > > Wayne M Barnes stabilizer@klentaq.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > -- Bob <melange@yip.org> "I'm Canadian, and I can't photocopy my ass without the RCMP coming after me." - bigkahuna@scowling.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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