On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:15:45 -0500 (EST) mok2 <mok2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Abbreviations: > IFI internal interface > IPI IP address of internal interface > NMI netmask for the internal interface > IFE1, IFE2 external interfaces > IPE1, IPE2 external IP address > NWE1, NWE2 external network address > NME1, NME2 mask for the external network (number of bits, like in /24) > BRD1, BRD2 broadcast address for external network > GWE1, GWE2 gateway for external interface > > I am tyring to setup a gw with a cable modem and a dialup connection. > Following the nano.txt, i cant figure out how to define ppp0 > > ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol > inet addr:166.50.32.206 P-t-P:166.50.32.1 Mask:255.255.255.255 > UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:4 errors:2 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 > RX bytes:40 (40.0 b) TX bytes:92 (92.0 b) > > since there is no broadcast or network address that i can tell. > > what do i put for these variables.. Unfortunately, this isn't such an easy topic that you can just plug and play, specially when your situation is so much different then mine was when I wrote it. I mean, you'll have to bother about the setting of the variables only when it comes to use them. For instance, in iptables, you wouldn' use the SNAT but rather the MASQUERADE target, which doesn't require any IP. On the other hand, if you have an dynamic IP, you will also have to set the routings as soon as the IP is known, i.e., yafter ou have connected and the provider told you what's your IP for now. PPP doesn't imply necessarily a dynamic IP, it's just point-to-point, so I'm not really sure if all this still makes sense for you, because you'll have to reconfigure your network anyway as soon as the connection drops. But if you have a static IP, you do know all of those things. Also, be aware that the use of both lines requires a big amount of traffic, which I was not able to generate alone. I just can't imagine how you are going to route heavy traffic through a dialup line. -- Christoph Simon ciccio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- ^X^C q quit :q ^C end x exit ZZ ^D ? help .
