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Comprehensive Guide to IP Masquerading on Linux Systems

Jun 02, 2000 •

Anthony Pell

1 min read

Topics Covered

IP Masquerading Linux Networking NAT Configuration Internet Sharing Proxy Server

In mid-May, Linux.com released Part 1 - 'An Introduction to IP Masquerading.' Here is 2nd and final part of this article. "Now that relatively high-bandwidth Internet connections are becoming both commonplace and inexpensive, cable modem and DSL users wanting . . . In mid-May, Linux.com released Part 1 - 'An Introduction to IP Masquerading.' Here is 2nd and final part of this article. "Now that relatively high-bandwidth Internet connections are becoming both commonplace and inexpensive, cable modem and DSL users wanting to put more than one computer on the Internet find that their Internet service provider will not allow them to do so. Typically, an ISP will grant a user a single, dynamically-allocated IP address to be used by only one computer at the user's home, in order to conserve their precious pool of IP addresses."
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