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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Network problem...
Date: 10 Dec 1995 16:38:04 GMT
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mlattu@prog.pp.fi (Marko Lattu) writes:

> I have two computers, one FreeBSD and one Windows95 system. 
> FreeBSD is connected to the Internet via PPP connection. Windows95 system 
> is connected to the FreeBSD machine via 3Com 509 Ethernet cards.
> 
> Is it possible to use TCP/IP programs in Windows95 (Netscape etc.) 
> by using PPP connection in FreeBSD and how can I do it? 

Yes.  You have to turn on gatewaying (sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding=1)
and must ensure that the remote side is routing both addresses.

> I have only one IP address.

No, this is impossible.
-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)