Hi All,

I don't have much networking experience. I've always just had one server set up with a public ip and connection to the Internet. I have a new workstation and my old server. Both are running Ubuntu 5.04. I want them both to have internet access via my wireless access point but have had trouble when plugging them both into a switch, then the switch into the access point (packets seem to drop with both machines after a few minutes.) Someone said, "why not use your server as the switch and send your workstation traffic through it?" (customer at a computer store.) Sounds great but I'm not sure where to start. He mentioned NAT. I'm having trouble even conceptualizing how this would work. Can someone please point me in the right direction?

Much Appreciated,

aq

Internet <---> Server <---> Workstation

In short, your Server would act as a switch, routing specific packets to your workstation (as requested) such that your Workstation gets internet access through the server.

Does that make more sense?

NAT Definition

Yes, that makes sense. Thank you. My server has two NIC cards, one with a static ip and one which is yet to be assigned. The workstation currently has one NIC and a static ip. Since the Server NIC with the static ip is cat 5'ed to the wireless port for Net access, I assume that the workstation will need to hook into the second server NIC. Sice I only have two static ips how would the workstation connect to the server? DHCP and a crossover cable?

Thanks again,

ab