Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:47:51 -0500 From: David Banning <david+dated+1175107672.50bc8c@skytracker.ca> To: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how utilize several IP's on one line Message-ID: <20070323184751.GA45705@skytracker.ca> In-Reply-To: <1D15D7F6-E24E-4F5A-BB55-FBCE13076F25@mac.com> References: <20070323164024.GA1885@skytracker.ca> <1D15D7F6-E24E-4F5A-BB55-FBCE13076F25@mac.com>
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> Connect the DSL modem to a switch or hub, and connect several > machines to that, each configured statically to use the /29 subnet > which your ISP is making available to you. > > This is assuming your DSL modem deals with any PPPoE/PPPoA login > stuff itself...if not, you might have to get a broadband router or > config a FreeBSD box to do the PPPoE stuff and then route the subnet > internally (perhaps using RFC-1918 addresses via natd & the > redirect_address directive). Very helpful. Thanks Chuck. What decides which IP will go to each machine? The router? If so what kind of router is that called? What is the term I can search google on this to learn more?
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