Jim Lynch wrote:
>
> "John M. Mills" wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, Jim Lynch wrote:
> >
> > > ... It seems this Webshuttle
> > > critter hooks to a modem on one end and to a ethernet on the other end
> > > and provides pretty much what I was wanting my Linux system to do. It's
> > > a dhcp server that dials your ISP when it sees traffic on the ethernet
> > > destined for outside your local network.
> >
> > Can systems on the local network access each other, independently from the
> > external modem link? (I suppose the answer is 'yes'.) I.e., could my Linux
> > box export its printer through the Webshuttle for the use of my wife's
> > iMac?
> >
> > Also, Re the question on DSL: the Addonics web page mentions a Webshuttle
> > DSL, but I didn't look at it. Do some DSL setups provide for multiple
> > (say, 2 or 3) independent systems at the subscriber's end (which I am
> > supposing could then intercommunicate)?
> >
> > Thanks for any comments to the ignorant one, here.
Everything you want is possible. It sounds like the
WebShuttle is basically the equivalent of a masquerading firewall.
Installing it on your network allows all of the
machines on your net to access the Internet, but does
not otherwise affect the operation of your local net.
-- Joe
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