Re: Sharing a modem via network
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...
> I have two boxes: one I use as a workstation, and another one which I
> use as a server. I am considering moving my modem into the server.
>
> What would be involved in using the modem via network from the
> workstation?
You would literally be putting the modem in the server, and configuring
that for connecting to your ISP. Then you need to set up the server to
use IP masquerading; this is the Linux equivalent of NAT. Once all done,
you simply tell the workstation that the server is it's default gateway;
the server takes care of the rest.
> Can it be done transparently for applications?
Once the workstation is configured correctly, applications won't know the
difference.
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Phil Brutsche pbrutsch@creighton.edu
"There are two things that are infinite; Human stupidity and the
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