Hello Adrian ,
On Sun, 24 Feb 2002, Adrian Chung wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 24, 2002 at 05:46:30PM +0100, Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> > On Sun, Feb 24, 2002 at 10:59:52AM -0500, Adrian Chung wrote:
> > > So I've changed the setup to look like this:
> > > .225
> > > /
> > > .226 -- .224 FW .224 --
> > > \ DSL modem -- .128/25
> > > The symptoms I'm seeing are:
> > What kind of DSL Modem is that? A Router/Bridge type or a PPPoE Type?
> It's an Alcatel SpeedTouch Home that does RFC 1483 compliant bridging,
> no PPPoE.
> > I dont get your setup, do the Firewall have 2 or 3 NICs? Can't you just fix
> > your routing and do not use Proxy Arp at all?
> The firewall has 4 NICs in it, one for the LAN, two for the proxy-arp
> pseudo-bridge, and one attached to a cable modem.
> You're right, it would be easier if the ISP would simply route .225
> and .226 via .224, but I'm not sure that that's doable.
They could , But most won't . Unless you are a 'Business class'
client (ie: $$$) . What s/b done is allocate you a /30 (or /29)
then route that to .224 . See if you can get your provider to
'Upgrade' your account to allow a small subnet routable to your
present (hopefully) static IP . Hth , JimL
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