Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 16:59:14 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> To: anthony.s.magner@cpmx.saic.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SLIP Use. Message-ID: <199601222359.QAA23598@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <2F012681CDF@BlueRidge-EF.SAIC.COM> References: <2F012681CDF@BlueRidge-EF.SAIC.COM>
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> Q1: Does the local-addr of the SLIP interface need to be different > than the IP assigned to the real NIC which will route for us? > > e.g. My real NIC is 198.151.14.6 > I want the clients to use 198.151.14.22 (only one dialin) > > Can I put ...14.6 as the local in slip.hosts? Sure, but be aware of ARP bugs in all recent versions of FreeBSD if you intend to use proxy-arp for routing. > Q2: Is PPP easier to setup than this? It's different, not necessarily any easier. However, PPP is becoming more standard than SLIP, so you may find it easier to get connected to a PPP server vs. a SLIP server. Nate
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