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From: michelle@primelogic.com (Michelle Brownsworth)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: IP Masquerading
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 22:08:36 -0700
Organization: PrimeLogic Communications Corp.
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/etc/sysconfig:

GATEWAY=YES

.\\ichelle

> I am having a smiliar problem, (least I think I am) no error, just other
> machines don't seem to see the outside world. I snarfed up the
> ppp+packetAlias1.9 package, and proceded to compile it under 2.1.6.  I
> then ran the generated ppp from that directory using ./ppp -alias (so I
> wouldn't run the /usr/sbin/ppp version)  I then brought up the link by
> hand using the term feature, and verified that from the 2.1.6 machine I
> could use the link to connect to the internet.  So far so good, but now
> neither the NeXT's or the Macs on my local network could see beyond the
> local network.  I am pretty sure that I have the Mac set up correctly, it
> was set up for a ppp link, so all the name server and other stuff was ok,
> I merely changed it to use the ethernet instead of ppp (giving it an
> address and subnet apropriate for my local network), and set up the 2.1.6
> machine as the default router.  My mac can see the 2.1.6 machine, but it
> can't see beyond.  Any body have any suggestions?  Does the gateway option
> in sysconfig have to be set for NAT/ip aliasing to work?  Do you have to
> be using 10.0.0.x addresses on your local net?  I read the ReadMe several
> times and tried to find further information on the web site, but so far
> nothing has seemed to help.
> 
> -----
> Christopher R. Bowman
> crb@eng.umd.edu
> <A HREF="http://www.glue.umd.edu/~crb">My home page</A>