On Friday 22 September 2006 08:00, Tod Merley wrote: >On 9/22/06, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Greetings; >> >> We have a machine that has two nics in it, one with an outside, world >> visible internet address, and one with an address in the 192.168.xx.xx >> range. >> It is a server of sorts, and hosts at least 2 web sites in addition to local business related traffic. >> What we seem to be missing is a way to have requests for service >> generate the reply on the same nic it came in on, as its currently >> settup with just one gateway address, the replies are all going back >> out on the local address. >> >> We effectively need each nic to operate in its own domain, but with the >> machine servers visible to both nics? >> >> Can this be done? URL's to tutorials? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> -- >> Cheers, Gene >> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: >> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." >> -Ed Howdershelt (Author) >> Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above >> message by Gene Heskett are: >> Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved. >> >> -- >> fedora-list mailing list >> fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > >Hi Gene Heskett! > >Sounds like the machine is a server? Web, mail, that sort of thing? >As well, it is the supplier of internet to a local LAN (subnet >192.168.X.X). > >You probably want Network Address Translation (NAT). But yes, a basic >understanding of Networking is beyond a single e-mail typed by me at >4:36 a.m. > ># The first two under "4.4.1. General" are probably a good place to >start, you should also see "Masquerading-Simple-HOWTO" (uses NAT). >http://tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/networking.html > ># Shows most of the networking commands >http://yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialNetworking.html > ># On the page do a search for "The Linux Network Administrator's >Guide" - 505 pages in the PDF version - very comprehensive. >http://tldp.org/guides.html > >Two topics stick in my mind as I think about what you are trying to >do. One is security - you will need to understand how to manage a >firewall. The second is a possible need to set up a Dynamic Host >Control Protocol server for those on the local subnet. > >Have Fun! > >Tod Thank you very much, with this info I expect we shall overcome. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
