Re: newbie lan problem

["Melameth, Daniel D." <dmelameth_(_at_)_mba-cpa_(_dot_)_com>]

From: Juan Havana [mailto:juanvana_(_at_)_sdf-eu_(_dot_)_org] 
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 3:40 PM
To: misc_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org

> I'm setting up a home network for the first time, connecting Windows
XP to 
> an OpenBSD gateway connected to my ISP.  The problem is that OpenBSD 
> doesn't seem to be forwarding packets to the outside.  Here is a
diagram:

You need to spend some more time reading about TCP/IP in general and the
FAQ (http://www.openbsd.org/faq/index.html).  Be sure to also read up on
OpenBSD's Packet Filter (PF) (http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/index.html)
and Network Address Translation (NAT)
(http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/nat.html), which you will require,
if/since you are using a private address space.

> ___________           __________          _________            _______
> Windows XP|  10 BaseT |Ethernet| 10 BaseT |OpenBSD| TCP/IP     |ISP  |
> Box	  |-----------|Hub     |----------|Gateway|------------|     |
> -----------           ----------          ---------            -------
> IP 192.168.0.1		             IP Dynamically Assigned

> Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0		        (range 62.64.xxx.xxx)
> DNS Primary 212.74.112.66	     Gateway 192.168.10.123
> DNS Second  212.74.112.67

Any specific reason why the subnet mask of your workstation is different
than that of sis0?

The gateway address on your workstation should be that of sis0...

> List of configuration files and its contents I edited....
> 
> /etc/mygate		192.168.10.123

I seriously doubt this is the correct gateway address... and if for some
unknown reason it is, there might be some confusion if using the same
/16 address space on your LAN.  I'd expect this address to be in the
62.64.0.0/16 space... and dynamically provided to you.

> /etc/hosts.sis0 	inet 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0 NONE

What is this for?

> /etc/hostname.sis0	inet 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0 NONE
> 			inet alias 192.168.0.3 255.255.255.255
> 			inet alias 192.168.0.3 255.255.255.255

Why two identical aliases?