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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: tcp/ip network
Date: 29 Apr 1997 09:38:49 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <3362D660.50E@mail.88net.net>,
Thomas Lockney <thos@mail.88net.net> writes:
> I'm trying to figure out a solution to a problem that I can't find a
> clear answer on. Does anyone know if it is possible using readily
> available software to set up a tcp/ip network using unix (freebsd/linux)
> and/or microsoft windows (95/nt) with a server conected through a modem
> to the internet, without having not having a static ip address on the
> dial up connection, to get all systems to be able to access the
> internet? In other words, can you fool the system into thinking that the
> request is coming from the "modem server?" It seems that the way most
> systems are set up, this would not be possible, but if it is I want to
> know.
>
> -tom
Use the -alias switch to ppp in 2.2 and after. Alternatively, use natd
with whatever connection mechanism you're interested in.
Check out http://www.awfulhak.org/ppp.html for references to docs
on ppp.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !