On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 16:30:07 +0000 Antony Stone <Antony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Friday 02 January 2004 4:22 pm, Michael Gale wrote: > > > On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 22:00:16 +0530 > > > > Amit Pasari <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > I am using Redhat 8.0 with iptables to provide my client internet > > > services . Everything is going well . > > > i have been giving private ips of 172.16.0.0 series to my clients . > > > But now some of my clients need public ips . i do have many public ips > > > with me .so can somebody tell how can i give public ips to my clients . > > > > > > Thanks & Regards > > > Amit > > > Orangeinfoways.com > > > > I have never understood this configuration ... why would clients on a > > internal LAN need public IP addresses ? > > Stupid protocols which bury OSI layer 3/4 information inside layer 7 > datagrams. > > Examples: H.323, FTP, PPTP. > > Without a NAT helper which understands what to change inside the packets, so > that it matches the headers, you can't use these protocols across NATted > connections. > > Antony. > > -- > In Heaven, the police are British, the chefs are Italian, the beer is Belgian, > the mechanics are German, the lovers are French, the entertainment is > American, and everything is organised by the Swiss. > > In Hell, the police are German, the chefs are British, the beer is American, > the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, the entertainment is Belgian, > and everything is organised by the Italians. > > Please reply to the list; > please don't CC me. > > Yes but usually there are special proxies available for these. But I guess if you have not other choice. -- Michael Gale Network Administrator Utilitran Corporation
