From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Nov 6 22:25:55 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from irev.net (irev.net [63.101.244.233]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AE8337B4D7 for ; Mon, 6 Nov 2000 22:25:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from cx443070b (cx443070-b.vista1.sdca.home.com [24.0.36.170]) by irev.net (8.11.0/8.9.3) with SMTP id eA76Pjv20291 for ; Mon, 6 Nov 2000 22:25:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from data@irev.net) Message-ID: <003701c04883$dd2af6f0$aa240018@cx443070b> From: "Jeremiah Gowdy" To: Subject: Gateway to DSL Router Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 22:27:54 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0034_01C04840.CE68B7D0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C04840.CE68B7D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I want to put my FreeBSD box between my LAN and my DSL router, without = using any NAT. I'm going to have two Intel EtherExpress PROs, and I = have plenty of IPs. I tried just setting it up so that the FreeBSD box = had Gateway enabled, but it wouldn't pass the packets to the DSL Router = with one IP and one NIC. I don't really understand why. If my BSD box = is X.X.X.2 and the DSL router is X.X.X.1 and the BSD box is set default = route X.X.X.1 and the LAN computers are set to have their gateway = X.X.X.2 (the BSD box), and gateway is enabled, why the heck won't BSD = pass the packets like a gateway to the default route ? I shouldn't even = need two NICs. ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C04840.CE68B7D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I want to put my FreeBSD box between my = LAN and my=20 DSL router, without using any NAT. I'm going to have two Intel=20 EtherExpress PROs, and I have plenty of IPs. I tried just setting = it up so=20 that the FreeBSD box had Gateway enabled, but it wouldn't pass the = packets to=20 the DSL Router with one IP and one NIC. I don't really understand=20 why. If my BSD box is X.X.X.2 and the DSL router is X.X.X.1 and = the BSD=20 box is set default route X.X.X.1 and the LAN computers are set to have = their=20 gateway X.X.X.2 (the BSD box), and gateway is enabled, why the heck = won't BSD=20 pass the packets like a gateway to the default route ? I shouldn't = even=20 need two NICs.

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