[ale] RE: [ale-admin] Linux Routing

[David Hamm]

I am fawarding your message to ale at cc.getech.edu, ale-admin is an
administrative list for ale and has a much smaller audience.


On 09-Jun-97 Cactus Kid wrote:
>Hi...
>
>I am an administrator of an ISP in Decatur Alabama called The Alabama
>Network Service. (http://www.ala-net.com) I began the service roughly a
>year ago using all Windows NT based software. Due to unreliability, cost
>
>and other factors, I installed Linux and have been using it for my http,
>
>ftp, smtp, & pop3 server. I have been having problems with my modems
>which are still running on NT, so I set up a PPP server using pppd and
>mgetty. It works great, but! Now I have decided to setup a linux box at
>home. I have a LAN here to and I would like for my Linux box to do the
>routing: Here is a rough topology layout:
>
>I have a dedicated PPP server for my domain called NZ-Host.Ala-Net.com.
>It is continously connected to the net via an Ascend Router.
>(eth0 ip: 206.30.38.196 - pppserver ip: 206.30.38.197)
>My Linux box here at home is NZ-1.NeutralZone.com.
>(eth0 ip: 206.30.38.199 - pppserver assigned ip: 206.30.38.198)
>My Windows '95 box here at home is The.NeutralZone.com.
>(ip: 206.30.38.200)
>
>What I would like to do is have NZ-1 route packs for The over the ppp
>dial-up...
>
>I have read all kinds of How To's and The Network Administrator's Guide
>and I am only more confused... There is so much to wade through and so
>much unrelated material. I can't find anyone who can give me any
>concrete answers on anything either. Could you provide some help?
>
>Thank you for your time
>
>Cameron Prince

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