DHCP and NAT

viniosity · 03-15-2002, 11:02 AM

I've got a single DSL connection that's being provided by my ISP using DHCP. The thing is that I'd like to share that connection with a bunch of computers on my network. Is that possible? Can somebody point me in the right direction?

I haven't loaded linux on a machine yet to try this, but I'll probably use Debian 2.2r5.

Thanks!

Okie · 03-15-2002, 11:57 AM

get either a Router or a hub, a router is a little more secure than a hub, and both have one input and as many outputs as you can afford to buy...

bbenz3 · 03-15-2002, 03:52 PM

with DSL you have to have a router. You can either buy a DSL router form the store or build one using a linux system and use a hub/switch behind it. I would suggest looking for info on IP Masquerading and using iptables. That should give you a good start. There are many basic firewall/routing scripts that you can simply dl form the net and use.