Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 22:52:53 -0700 From: "ap" <adam@miscdebris.net> To: "Keith Longman" <kblguy@ispchannel.com> Cc: "free bsd questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: how to configure a dhcp based network to gain access to the internet via a cable modem Message-ID: <001301bfc6d6$a50480e0$85fe1818@socal.rr.com> References: <000801bfc6ce$d81e72e0$161f83d0@sparldil.mediacom.ispchannel.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01BFC69B.F5C32260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I assume that you are a FreeBSD user? if so you would "dhclient" to = obtain a bootp or=20 dhcp lease...but generaly speaking cable modems are layer 2 bridges, and = in my=20 experience they allow only one mac in a register...meaning you can only = connect=20 one NIC to the bridge...I have heard of people who where able to pay a = premium=20 for being able to lease more then one address...I'm not sure if this is = correct or=20 not...I would check with your cable company (it should be easy...after = all you are an installer)...If indeed you are able to obtain only one lease (and you = are a FreeBSD user)=20 you can use NATD and a multihomed (two NICS)machine to share an internet = connection among multiple computers (the info for NATD can be found in = the freebsd handbook at www.freebsd.com/handbook I think) if you are using = windows,=20 you can use a program such as wingate (which is free for two users), or = if your running W2K you can use ICS which I think uses NAT. Adam ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Keith Longman=20 To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 9:57 PM Subject: how to configure a dhcp based network to gain access to the = internet via a cable modem Hello my name is Keith and i am a cable modem installer.I have run = into a couple of installations where i am hooking into a small = residential hub and trying to gain access to the internet with multiple = machines. Our isp provider uses DHCP to gain a ip address. How do you = configure this?.My company wants us to just configure one pc to gain = access but I want to learn more about this topic. can it be done easily = or at all?. Help if you can thank you keith ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01BFC69B.F5C32260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I assume that you are a FreeBSD user? = if so you=20 would "dhclient" to obtain a bootp or </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>dhcp lease...</FONT><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>but=20 generaly speaking cable modems are layer 2 bridges, and in my = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>experience they </FONT><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>allow only </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>one mac in a = register...meaning=20 you can only connect </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>one NIC to the bridge...I have = </FONT><FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2>heard of </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>people = who where able=20 to pay a premium </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>for being able to lease more then = one</FONT><FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2> address...I'm </FONT><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>not sure if this=20 is correct or </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>not...I would check with your cable = company (it=20 should be easy...after all you are an</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>installer)...If indeed </FONT><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>you are able to </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>obtain = only one lease=20 (and you are a FreeBSD user) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>you can use NATD and a = </FONT><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>multihomed (two NICS)</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>machine = to share an=20 internet </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>connection among multiple computers = (the info for=20 </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>NATD can be found in the</FONT><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>freebsd handbook at </FONT><A=20 href=3D"http://www.freebsd.com/handbook"><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>www.freebsd.com/handbook</FONT></A><FONT size=3D2><FONT=20 face=3DArial> </FONT><FONT face=3DArial>I = think)</FONT></FONT> <FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2>if you are using windows, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>you can use a program</FONT><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2> such as wingate (which is free for two users), or if your=20 running</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>W2K you can use ICS which I think uses=20 NAT.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Adam</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:kblguy@ispchannel.com" = title=3Dkblguy@ispchannel.com>Keith=20 Longman</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:questions@FreeBSD.ORG"=20 title=3Dquestions@FreeBSD.ORG>questions@FreeBSD.ORG</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 25, 2000 = 9:57=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> how to configure a = dhcp based=20 network to gain access to the internet via a cable modem</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello my name is Keith and i am a = cable modem=20 installer.I have run into a couple of installations where i am hooking = into a=20 small residential hub and trying to gain access to the internet with = multiple=20 machines. Our isp provider uses DHCP to gain a ip address. How = do you=20 configure this?.My company wants us to just configure one pc to gain = access=20 but I want to learn more about this topic. can it be done easily or at = all?.=20 Help if you can thank you=20 keith</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01BFC69B.F5C32260-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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