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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!worldnet.att.net!newsadm From: kenneth.furge@ehusa.[NO_SPAM].com (Kenneth Furge) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: A Few Networking Questions Date: 11 Jun 1997 12:56:08 GMT Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Lines: 30 Message-ID: <5nm798$342@mtinsc03.worldnet.att.net> References: <EBKqv2.6Mn@nonexistent.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.146.166.107 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.8 (x86 32bit) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:42743 In article <EBKqv2.6Mn@nonexistent.com>, nathan@senate.org says... > >I have two questions about networking with FreeBSD machines? > >1) If I have a Winbloze95 or OS/2 box (Does it make a difference?), and >a heavenly ;> FreeBSD box, and a single PPP connection to the Internet, >with one IP, can I make both computers able to access the net (provided >of course I have Ethernet cable, cards, and plenty of patience)? Or, if >I save up the money for a Class C (highly improbable) can I make one >machine have one ip and another have the other? > Yes. The 2.2.2 ppp code has IP aliasing (masquarading) that handles this type of thing quite nicely. Also, the new and improved natd code will function more generically over other interfaces. >2) Two - can I bind two interfaces (IP's) to the same PPP connection? >E.g. if I have ... I dunno, 31.33.7.1 and 31.33.7.2, is it possible >to have them both attached to ppp0 (if you need to know the reason, it's >strictly vanity related - i would make 1 reverse to limbo.senate.org, >and usable for regular connections, and the other to senate.org, for >IRC and other such-related thingies ... ircII does have a special >bind-to-specific-interface compile-time option... It probably depends on if your ISP is willing to route two IP addresses to your machine. Usually, PPP really means point-to-point so you would only get 1 IP address, unless you were willing to pay for more - K.C.