From: André Cormeau (acor@home.com)
Date: Wed Jan 31 2001 - 02:37:41 CET
You can hide a whole LAN behind *one* IP(=multiple PCs accessing the net). Works great!
However, some server services from outside of the LAN will not work without major tweaking
(eg running a ftp server).
But all outgoing services work well with masquing.
Hope this helps.
Vesa-Pekka Palmu wrote:
> > If you're planning on using muLinux on the same machine as your windows box (a single machine) hooking up a external DSL "hub" to an muLinux machine is VERY simple..........just make sure that whatever ethernet card is installed in your computer is muLinux compatible.
> > and then use the values given to you by your ISP to setup the networking in mulinux.
> >
> > winsor
>
> Yep there will be a ADSL hub when (if) I get that connection. and
> as It will be SO simple, I will just resurrect the old 486 under my
> bed to act as a router/firewall and start using ip-masquerading
> (could someone tell me the accual benefits / problems of using it,
> all that I know is that it [tries to] hides the ip of your router, am I
> right?)
>
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