I need some help understanding the /29 network setup for 5 static IPs. My understanding for networking is weak, be warned. Background (please cut when replying) ----------- Basically, I plan on installing two NICs in one SuSE machine and using it as a router and a firewall. I'll run httpd, ssh, (telnet maybe), DNS, pop3, smtp services on this machine. For fun I plan to run the primary DNS for my domain on that machine (I haven't found someone to act as a secondary yet). I'm also going to try to handle reverse DNS, if possible, but that's besides the point here. Currently, I have a 192.168.x.x LAN setup with dial up access and I have primary master DNS running (well, fake DNS in that nobody delegates to that DNS). All working fine, so I'm not completely in the dark. Yet. The network will look like this (I think), for example, although I don't know what actual IP numbers I'll have. Gateway IP for my DSL provider, for example: .193 (not part of my 5 IP addresses) In one SuSE box acting as router and firewall .194 NIC connected to DSL bridge .195 NIC connected to my LAN That leaves me three IP numbers: .196 SuSE box - maybe running secondary DNS until I can find a friendly person to host No other services .197 Wife's laptop .198 Dialup? Another machine? Masquerade for a larger 192.168.x.x house network? Or something so I can use the last IP depending on where I plug in another laptop. Questions: ---------- My confusion is with routing. I think I understand how to set up the internal machine -- just make the default route point to the .195 (internal NIC on the "router") machine. And then enable IP_FORWARD in rc.config on the routing machine. What I'm confused about, and wonder if Linux can do this, is how to setup routing on the machine with two NIC cards. What's confusing is that two different IP numbers on the _same_ subnet are available by different routes. Can anyone detail the steps required to do this kind of setup? I'm a bit lost about setting up the routing and netmasks. Thanks very much, Bill Moseley mailto:moseley@hank.org -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/