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Re: SLIP && Ethernet



On Jun 11,  2:49pm, Shay Rojansky wrote:

> I have a situation here, and I'd like your help.
> We have a demonstration on Friday, of all the projects our computer-oriented
> classes made. Many important (=full of money) people will be there,
> and I'd like to have a SLIP connection up and running.
> The Linux server has a modem, and connected to an Ethernet network.
> How can I have the two TCP/IP connections run at the same time? This means
> that all other computers on the Ethernet use the Linux as a proxy. I
> have access both to a real SLIP account, and to an emulated one (TIA).
> Give us a hand here...

To clarify this, the lan is working with bogus c-class addresses (this includes
the linux), and we have one address (the slip's address). In essence, the linux
has to handle both it's IPs - one for the serial connection and one for the
ethernet.

Regards,
Ariel

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