Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 10:35:54 +1000 From: Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au> To: Jahanur R Subedar <jahanur@jjsoft.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Getway setup help through cable modem! Message-ID: <00052910362902.00361@freebsd.freebsd.org> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000527004751.329A-100000@ns2.jjsoft.com>
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It sounds like you need to setup Network Address Translation. On Sat, 27 May 2000, Jahanur R Subedar wrote: > HI Folks, > > The service ppl came and installed the cable modem with Static IP. > I am trying to make a Freebsd 2.2.5 server to act as an Getway for my > 4 other internal Lan computers. > > This is what I have done so far: > 1) Installed a network card in the Freebsd machine. > 2) Configured the rc.conf file for ifconfig with the static IP address > given to me by cable modem company. > 3) also Configured an alias of the same NIC with virtual IP address to see > the Local LAN. > 4) Set the Defaultrouter="cable_modem_ip_address" > 5) Set the Getway_enable+"YES" > 6) modified the hosts, resolve.conf and hosts.equiv. > 7) Connected a RJ45 UTP cable from the HUB "out_to_hub" port to the cable > modem RJ45 port. > 8) Connected one of the RJ45 from the HUB to the NIC of the FreeBSD RJ45. > 9) Reebooted the system. > > I am still not being able to go outside from the FreeBSD. > Please help me where am I doing wrong. > Do you think I need IPFW/NATD installed? > Please help! > > Thanks in Advanced. > Jahanur@jjsoft.com > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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