James Stickland wrote: > however, i would like to run my client/workstation's internet connection > from the same router, but using different external interface and > internal ethernet. > for example, i would like the pots dialup line interface masqueraded to > eth2, so that all computers connected to eth2 use the ip address of the > ppp device connected to dialup. > > here is how i vision it: > > internet--dial_up-->ppp1(/dev/ttyS3)-->router-->eth2-->crossover_cable-->client > > could anyone help me in doing so? is it just a matter of some > additional iptables entries, or does this run deeper? please help, and > cc reply directly to jamesstickland@sympatico.ca > <mailto:jamesstickland@sympatico.ca> > Netfilter cannot change how packages are routed. For this you need the iproute2 package. See "Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control"[1] for more information. You may need to use netfilter to mark packages but this is all explained on [1]. [1] http://lartc.org Regards Anders Fugmann -- Author of FIAIF FIAIF is an intelligent firewall. http://fiaif.fugmann.dhs.org
