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Article #208Re: Need help converting IP packets?
From: Tim Sparks
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 08:00
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 08:00
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In article <15126.2b2ef3d4@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu> glazer@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu (Jon Glazer) writes: > >We just got out internet connection so we may connect our network to >the internet (via dialup). Unfortunatly (and not surprisingly) our >current IP address structure is not compatible: > > [ Picture delete ] > >Given the configuration above, we would like to attach other machines >we have on "our network" to the internet but are not looking forward >to the hassles of changing all of our ip addresses to suit the >internet requirements. Is there some sort of gateway/router that >would convert packets such as 89.x.x.x to 192.232.24.y given a >table? Is this at least concievable given that the masks are so much >different? If anyone has a solution, please feel free to email me. >It would be best if this can be done via a PC program (KA9Q is the >router for above) however, we do have suns at our disposal to some >extent. > >Thanks in advance, >Jon > > Jon, This not intended as a flame but as a piece of friendly advice acquired from personal experience. The time you spend looking for and buying the equipment, and then configuring the equipment to build the cross reference table, you could have already reconfigured the nodes on the network at a considerable savings of wasted manhours and money for hardware and software that could be better spent on other endeavors. . i -- =============================================================================== Ignorance can be tolerated because it + Tim Sparks can be Overcome! + Email: jadpc!sparks@trout.nosc.mil Stupidity on the other hand should + sparks@satsys.san.mrms.navy.mil
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Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ppp Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!news!nosc!baron!sparks From: sparks@baron.uucp (Tim Sparks) Subject: Re: Need help converting IP packets? Message-ID: <BzJswL.367@baron.uucp> References: <15126.2b2ef3d4@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu> Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 08:00:20 GMT Lines: 38