----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Flowers" <jeffrey@jeffreyf.net>
To: <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 7:10 PM
Subject: NAT, DHCP, and Cable Modems


> I currently connect to the Internet via a cable modem using DHCP. My
> wife's computer uses a modem and connects via Earthlink. Because of
> excessive telephone line noise, she wants me to hook her computer up
> to the cable modem so that she will have a better connection.
> 
> I know that I could simply get a Linksys route/hub but it seems to me
> that it would be cheaper (and more fun!) to get a couple of extra
> network cards and have my NetBSD box supply her access using NAT.
> 
> I know that none of this is original and I have a basic understanding
> of what NAT does. What I am not sure of is how this will all play out
> with DHCP in the mix, since I do not have a static IP address. Is
> there anything special to do in this kind of situation?
------------- there is no difference --------------------
> 
> Also, how long can a crossover ethernet cable be?
------------- ~180 m works ------------------------- 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jeff Flowers
> jeffrey@jeffreyf.net
> 
> "Contrary to popular belief, the Internet is not 
> a Microsoft product that debuted in 1995, nor is
> it the creation of a U.S. vice president."
> 
> >From the Unix System Administration Handbook,
> 3rd Edition; Prentice Hall PTR.
> 
>