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Date:      Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:07:51 -0500 (CDT)
From:      "Paul T. Root" <proot@iaces.com>
To:        wwoods@cybcon.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Two systems and a crossover cable....
Message-ID:  <199909211307.IAA08119@iaces.com>
In-Reply-To: <XFMail.990920212716.wwoods@cybcon.com> from William Woods at "Sep 20, 99 09:27:16 pm"

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In a previous message, William Woods said:
> OK, I don't want hand holding, but some directions on where to look would be
> nice....
> 
> I have a DEC Alpha that I want to network with my X86 system via crossover
> cable from NIC to NIC. I have the cable. Where would I find instructions on
> doing this.

As others have said, if you have a cross over cable, just plug them in and
set the ip addresses to the same subnet.


> Part two, is that I want to access the internet from the DEC through the X86
> system. The X86 system is already set up to dial on demand, although, I think I
> will need some thing like IP masquerading......

Set the default route on the alpha to the x86s ethernet address. Then if you're
using user ppp, add -alias to the ppp command line and your done!

If you are using kernel ppp (pppd), then I believe you need to use natd.


> Like I said, I really don't want hand holding (I don't think you all want to
> hand hold either), I would just like some general directions on where I should
> look in the docs.....
> 
> Thanks
> 
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> Date: 20-Sep-99
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