Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 00:23:58 -0700 From: Darren Pilgrim <dpilgrim@uswest.net> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> Cc: Ciskid@aol.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Network problems Message-ID: <371ECE8E.C4FD5501@uswest.net> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990422004455.11384F-100000@cygnus.rush.net>
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Alfred Perlstein wrote: > On Thu, 22 Apr 1999 Ciskid@aol.com wrote: > > I have two computers one FreeBSD2.2.7 and win98 linked with a cross over > > cable I assigned each box a private IP and am going to use windows box as a > > proxy to the internet. The BSD box will ping the IPs 192.168.0.1 <= windows > > box and 192.168.0.2 BSD box i setup /etc/hosts to have each IP in it like this > > 192.168.0.1 www > > 192.168.0.2 Technode > > The one thing that i cant do is ping the host names I also have setup the > > default route any suggestions? > > You have it backwards, unless I've missed something special windows 98 > will NOT allow Network Address Translation. You may want to use the > FreeBSD box as an NAT box with your '98 machine behind it. > > As far as i know, you need special software to run '98 as a router, while > FreeBSD comes bundled with such software. > > On your freebsd box, check out: > > "man natd" > "man ppp" (look for the -alias flag) The FreeBSD box as the gateway is the only option. Windows 98 is specifically designed without serving capabilties. You can, in theory, purchase third party software to do firewalling and proxy, but the OS itself just isn't meant for it. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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