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[Jim Pennino]

On Tue, Dec 17, 2002 at 03:21:17PM +0000, Chris Pinnock wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 08:38:07AM -0800, Jim Pennino wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 05:08:59PM -0800, Nejhdeh Ghevondian wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I have three sparcstation 5 (say S1, S2 and S3), all running Solaris 9.
> > > They are all connected (using switch) to 192.168.0.0 network.
> > > All three systems successfully ping, rlogin e.t.c
> > >
> > > S1 uses a "good old" dialup modem to access internet (using the ppp
> > > protocol).
> > >
> > > How can I configure other two systems, S2 and S# to gain access to
> > > Internet?  What files do I need to modify? '
> > >
> > > I want to use a routing configuration to do this. I know you can also
> > > use program called SQUID, but I really don't want to use this.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Nej
> > >
> >
> > You can't just use routing because 192.168.0.0 won't route on the internet.
> >
> > If you don't have routable local addresses, you have to either use a proxy
> > or some sort of network address translation scheme.
> >
> > A proxy such as squid would probably be the easiest to install and set up.
> >
> > Network address translation would be more versatile but more difficult to
> > set up and maintain.
> >
> > Or you can pay your provider for a routable IP block.
> 
> Another alternative is to use software such as IPFilter to do NAT for
> you:
> 	http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/
> 
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Ummm, how is "IPFilter to do NAT" (Network Address Translation) an
alternative to "some sort of network address translation scheme" other
than naming a specific pakage to do it????

-- 
Jim Pennino