Re: Need help to connect to ISP!

Jim Serven (Jims@glix.com)
Thu, 01 Feb 1996 15:16:48 -0500

>> You Mumbled some Crazy Plan about "Need help to connect to ISP!":
>>
>> >But since my internet provider only gave me one dynamic adresse,
>> >all respons gets stopped on mercury.
>>
>> Get -3- STATIC IP #s from your ISP.
>>
>> With only 1 dynamic IP, you can't do anything with what you are trying to
>> accomplish.
>> You need 3 IP #s for this.
>
>Many won't provide 3 IPs. I was thinking about the same problem for here
>at home. Couldn't you run a SOCKS firewall on Linux? Then, all outgoing
>connections would be from the Linux machine's IP address.

Now that I think about my initial response.
That was truely out of order. I apologize.

Yes, SOCKS will work. Setting up your linux machine as a Psuedo firewall
will work also.
Using a nicely configured routed might work. SOCKS is most likely the
probable answer for your situation though. I'm assuming you only have like
a 14.4 or 28.8 dialin with that though, right?

I had forgotten about the SOCKs product, and unknowningly fired off my
initial response.

Now that my mind has been refreshed about the SOCKs product being available
- i apologize and definetely say Use Socks..

If you need any help - ask.

Apologetic-

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