Re: needing input

[Mark <mark@bish.net>]

yaeh, bridges don't use IP numbers, so if you can work with that then that
will probably work.

On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Casey Boone wrote:

> actually i think i found a way to do it with bridging.  found a kernel patch
> that will let you do firewall services on a machine running as a bridge.  as
> for giving the box its own ip that might not be possible but it wouldnt bug
> me too much as the machine wont be doing anything else.
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > You will have to subnet.  And since you only have 5 IP addresses, forget
> > about it.  Also, SWBell might have to add a static route somewhere in
> > their stuff and I doubt they would do that.  So in essence, you might as
> > well just Masq if you want a firewall.
> >
> 
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