Re: [TCLUG:13133] NAT with one network card?

[Tim Neu <tim@tneu.visi.com>]

You should never need to install two nics to get two IP addresses -
You can use IP address aliasing to assign two IPs to the same nic instead.  

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On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Thomas Veldhouse wrote:

> I am not sure if it is possible or not - I really don't see why not.
> However, you will double the bandwidth across your hub.  You will have
> bandwidth too the NAT box and from the NAT box.  Thus you cut performance
> in half.  Of course, if you using NAT against a dial-up connection, no
> biggy.
> 
> Tom Veldhouse
> veldy@visi.com
> 
> On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Jeff Hallgren wrote:
> 
> > Quick question:
> >         All of the cookbooks/Howtos I've seen for setting up NAT on a
> > linux box
> > assumes there are 2 ethernet cards in the box with different IPs... 
> >         Isn't it possible to assign an additional (private network) IP
> > to an
> > existing card already using the ISPs static IP with ifconfig? Then set
> > up some addtional routing for it.?
> >         Or do I really need to install another card?
> > Thanks!
> > --
> > Jeff
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