How do I share DSL from my YD Linux computer?

Tue Oct 7 21:42:02 2003

Jorge, Rick, and Chris:

Thanks for your answers to my question:

> On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 14:05, Clinton MacDonald wrote:
>> How can I share my DSL connection, using my Yellow Dog Linux machine 
>> (a Wallstreet PowerBook G3 Series) as a router?

On Monday, October 6, 2003, at 02:14  PM, Jorge Mauricio Hernandez 
Torres wrote:
> here is the trick ;) : from command-line just add
>
> # ifconfig eth0:1 ip-address network-mask
> [...]
> this is IP-ALIASING

Ooooh, that sounds very Linux-y. ;-) I will give it a try.

> of course you will need more information like activate ip-forward, and 
> more, but this is my small contribute to community

The community appreciates it!

On Monday, October 6, 2003, at 04:59  PM, Rick Thomas wrote:
> The best way is not to use your big/expensive computer as a router at 
> all. Instead get a special made 
> "broadband-router/Network-Address-Translator/firewall" box from 
> Linksys or SMC or any of a half dozen other companies. [...] For sale 
> on the web for under $50.

I was wondering whether a second router would be necessary. Of course, 
if I can do it without an additional investment, that would be best. 
The Wallstreet PowerBook is my "experimental" machine, so using it as a 
"big, expensive router" is not much of a hardship -- it will be part of 
the adventure. I will let you know if the broadband-router becomes my 
solution.

Thanks!

On Monday, October 6, 2003, at 05:09  PM, Jorge Mauricio Hernandez 
Torres wrote:
> Or let some 486 or pentium class cpu act like your router, firewall, 
> remember solutions with free software are practically unlimited

<Evil grin.> That's another route (no pun intended).

On Monday, October 6, 2003, at 02:58  PM, Chris Gehlker wrote:
> Have you tried just plugging everything into the hub and confirming 
> that it *doesn't* work.

Well, I tried it briefly, but it is almost certainly worth another try. 
It didn't work the first time, and I convinced myself that it was 
because the DSL modem was programmed not to give out more than one IP 
address. Wouldn't it be great if I were wrong? This might end up being 
the most useful suggestion of all (said with fingers crossed for luck).

Thanks, everyone, for all the suggestions! I will keep you informed.

Best wishes,
Clint

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Dr. Clinton C. MacDonald | <mailto:clint DOT macdonald AT sbcglobal DOT 
net>