Re: Linux as a gateway to the internet

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From: MadMan
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 00:00

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Carl Timko wrote in message ...
>If I use linux as my connection to the net, Do I need to get a proxy to
>connect my lan to the net through the Linux server?  Or does it do port
>address translation on its own?


No proxy is needed. Just give eth0 an IP and all other puters will use it as
there gateway. IP Masquading and associated need to be compiled into kernel.

Up and going in around 10mins.

ciao
MadMan


>
>Thanks!!!
>
>Carl Timko (linux novice)
>
>

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