I'm planning to set up ipmasq to share my static DSL connection with Win and
Macintosh machines on our private tcp/ip network. I've read the mini-how-to
for ipmasq and I've become a bit confused about the theory behind
configuring ipmasq. Notably, the how-two seems to indicate that you set up
the Linux box with a private IP address that will also be used at the
gateway address for the other machines. The how-to mentions 192.168.1.1.
This is fine, but where do I setup the Linux box/local network gateway
machine with the static IP provided by the DSL service provider? I also
assume I should use the assigned default gateway from the ISP as the default
gateway on the Linux/local network gateway. Correct?
It seems to me that if the Linux gateway machine is not configured with the
static IP from the ISP, the other machines on the network can point to it as
the gateway, but traffic will not be properly routed to and from the
Internet. Is there someway to configure with the private IP address for the
internal gateway and then use the static ISP-supplied IP address for
purposed of routing data to the Internet?
Excuse me if I'm missing something obvious or not thinking all that sharply,
but any assistance would be appreciated.
thanks...
sanford
