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From: Michael Stevenson <Michael.Stevenson@f401.n711.z3.fidonet.org>
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 96 14:29:08 +1000
Subject: IP Masquerading in user PPP?
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 c> was IP masquerading, where machines on a "private" ethernet (e.g. 
 c> 192.168.0.x addresses) could make connections with the outside world 
 c> via port renaming.

I've found it to be almost impossible without a static ip address..

mike