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From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: single to multiple IP address mapping
Date: 13 Oct 1996 15:36:48 GMT
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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In article <53i58m$gsc@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>,
grohn@ozy.dec.com (Jim Grohn) writes:
> I get allocated one ip address when I dial in using slip or ppp. Works great.
> However I have several PCs, and I'd like to connect them all up to the internet
> when I dial in. I could do host based routing, but the ISP wants to charge
> more for this. Is there any software that connects up several PCs to the
> internet, but makes me look like a single ip address to the ISP
As others have already said, any of NAT, masquerading and proxying will
work for you. But bear in mind (if you're connecting to an ISP), your ISP
only wants *one person* to use the connection ! If you want to connect
lots of people at the same time, you're breaking your contract :(
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....