> 
> I'm having trouble getting my gateway to act as a gateway *while* also
> having my static IP numbers farmed out over my little home network.
> 
> The situation is something like this:
> 
>  Internet <==> [rtk0/gate  Gatewa  tlp0/prometheus] <==> [other machines]
> 
> rtk0/gate is the interface/name (IP address 66.136.7.249) used to talk to
> the ISP via DSL.
> 
> tlp0/prometheus is the interface/name (IP address 66.136.7.250) used to
> talk to my LAN.
> 
> 
> 
> One machine in my LAN:
>       ethernet card 1: tlp0
>        network name 1: hermes      (66.136.7.251)
> 
> My DSL router/gateway:
>        ethernet card 1: rtk0
>         network name 1: gate       (66.136.7.249)
> 
>        ethernet card 2: tlp0
>         network name 2: prometheus (66.136.7.250)

How many static IP addresses are you getting from your ISP, and
how many machines do you have on your home network?

David S.