Subject: Re: firewall/gateway/proxy question
To: Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net>
From: Bill Studenmund <skippy@macro.stanford.edu>
List: current-users
Date: 10/05/1996 15:56:49
On Thu, 3 Oct 1996, Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com wrote:

> I have one computer that connects to my ISP (NetBSD-current, of
> course), with a single, fixed IP#.  I have two other machines (one
> Windows NT, and one NetBSD) behind it, which I would like to gateway
> through it.  However, with only this single IP# to the outside world.
> 
> I think that means I need to run some kind of firewall and/or proxy
> server.  I don't think socks will be sufficient, since it doesn't
> transparently proxy my NT box, through the NetBSD gateway, to the
> world.
> 
> I've never paid much attention to this before, so I'm not sure where
> to start looking.  Suggestions?

Yes. There's a how-to on the mac68k website (http://www.macbsd.com)
which describes it. Look in the NetBSD/mac68k pages, then in the
how-to's page (sorry, lynx didn't want to give the URL:-( )

Take care,

Bill

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>   Michael L. VanLoon                           michaelv@MindBender.serv.net
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P.S. Shouldn't you add PowerPC?