Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 11:01:36 -0500 (CDT) From: Jahanur R Subedar <jahanur@jjsoft.com> To: cjclark@home.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Getway setup help through cable modem! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000528110058.5481A-100000@ns2.jjsoft.com> In-Reply-To: <20000528113534.A55597@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
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thanks for the help.
17 was a typo, it is 172....
On Sun, 28 May 2000, Crist J. Clark wrote:
> On Sat, May 27, 2000 at 11:22:34PM -0500, Jahanur R Subedar wrote:
> > Thank you for you response.
> >
> > I have a home network and I am using this 17.16.0.0 virtual
> > addresses. ^^^^^^^^^
>
> That is a registered address. According to ARIN Apple Computer has the
> 17/8 netblock. Do not use registered addresses.
>
> > Now I have got cable installed ai want all the computer in my
> > home network to be able to go to the internet.
>
> You have only one IP address? You will need to use NAT then.
>
> > Yes you are right I have a hub that connects all my home network computers
> > and at the same time I have connected the freebsd at same hub
> > and then connected the cable modem to that uplink port on the hub.
> > After long research I am able to go outside to internet from the Freebsd.
>
> That is really not a good way to set up a home network. You are going
> to leak all of your local traffic out to the cable LAN. (If you use
> the 17/8 numbers, Apple might start to wonder why they are getting
> all of this traffic from replies to spoofs.) You can't set up a
> firewall to protect the machines since they are all directly
> connected. And finally, natd(8) has been known to have troubles using
> only one interface.
>
> > Now the same ed1 is also acting as ed1_alias0 , this ed1_alias0 is
> > is setup for home network Ip address. And ed1 is setup the Static IP
> > provided by the CAble provider.
> > My main plan is to go to the internet from the home network.
> > Please help
>
> Get another NIC and set up your network like,
>
> }
> Internet }---| Cable Modem |---| FreeBSD NAT Box |-----| Hub |
> } ed0 ed1 | | |
> | | |
> { Home LAN }
>
> (Your new NIC need not be one using the ed(4) driver of course, just
> used as an example.) Then follow the instructions at the end of the
> natd(8) manpage to set up NAT, and you should be in business.
> --
> Crist J. Clark cjclark@home.com
>
Jahanur R Subedar
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