Re: ddp/tcp connections (pre-39): For Me, Sorta Solved...

Subject: Re: ddp/tcp connections (pre-39): For Me, Sorta Solved...
From: rgp systems (rgp@systame.com)
Date: Wed Aug 16 2000 - 10:44:59 EDT

You can also use IPNetRouter on the Mac side. 

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Randy Perry
rgp systems

Mac Consulting/Sales

on 8/16/00 5:44 AM, Franz Dürr at fduerr@gmx.de wrote:

> Hi Reed,
> 
> I had the same problem too.. couldn't figure out how to connect over
> Ethernet and PPP at the same time. Humble me, I accounted this to my poor
> Mac knowledge, as I couldn't imagine MacOS to be so primitive in that way.
> Seems, I was too humble..
> The solution was obvious, though: Use the linux box as gateway to the ISP
> using ip masquerading,
> so that only an Ethernet connection is used any more. I used static ip
> addresses on the Macs, entered them all in the linux server's /etc/hosts and
> wrote a stone-ax-like DNS-proxy. It acts as name server for the Macs with
> /etc/hosts as 'name database' and forwards non-local queries to the ISP's
> name server. You can, of course, install  the bind name server package as
> well, but I thought it to be overkill for a 4 client network. If you enter a
> name server adress in the Mac's TCP/IP - configuration without a name server
> running on that address, I think you're inviting trouble.. (e.g. delays when
> the Macs are waiting for an answer from the nonexisting name server).
> Anyway, thats what has worked for me for about 2 years. If you have any
> questions about my configuration, feel free to ask..
> 
> Franz
> 
> 
> Von: "Reed Loefgren" <reedloefgren@interfold.com>
> An: "Harry Zink/Netatalk List" <netatalk@fizbin.com>
> Cc: "Marcus Radich" <marcus@darena.co.nz>; <netatalk-admins@umich.edu>
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 15. August 2000 04:52
> Betreff: Re: ddp/tcp connections (pre-39): For Me, Sorta Solved...
> 
>

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