From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Sep 21 6: 8:38 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from iaces.com (horton.iaces.com [204.147.87.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD21315158 for ; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 06:08:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from proot@iaces.com) Received: (from proot@localhost) by iaces.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id IAA08119; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:07:51 -0500 (CDT) From: "Paul T. Root" Message-Id: <199909211307.IAA08119@iaces.com> Subject: Re: Two systems and a crossover cable.... In-Reply-To: from William Woods at "Sep 20, 99 09:27:16 pm" To: wwoods@cybcon.com Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:07:51 -0500 (CDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Organization: USWEST !nterprise Networking - ACES X-Phone: (612) 664-3385 X-Fax: (612) 664-4779 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 600 Stinson Blvd, Fl 1S X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55413 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 > > ---------------------------------- > E-Mail: William Woods > Date: 20-Sep-99 > Time: 21:23:14 > This message was sent by XFMail > ---------------------------------- > > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.1 > GIT d++ s+:+ a C+++ UB+++ P+ L++ E- W++ N+ o+ K- w > O- M-- V PS-- PE++ Y+ PGP t+ 5+ X R- tv- b++ DI+ D > G e++ h---- r+++ y++++ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- "If I knew what horse would win, I wouldn't be riding. I'd be betting." --Don Brumfield, jockey, to a fan when asked to pick a winner To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message