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From: Michael Gale <mgale@utilitran.com>
Subject: Re: public ip on LAN
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 09:47:47 -0700
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On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 16:30:07 +0000
Antony Stone <Antony@Soft-Solutions.co.uk> wrote:

> On Friday 02 January 2004 4:22 pm, Michael Gale wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 22:00:16 +0530
> >
> > Amit Pasari <info@amitpasari.com> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > I am using Redhat 8.0 with iptables to provide my client internet
> > > services . Everything is going well .
> > > i have been giving private ips of 172.16.0.0 series to my clients .
> > > But now some of my clients need public ips . i do have many public ips
> > > with me .so can somebody tell how can i give public ips to my clients .
> > >
> > > Thanks & Regards
> > > Amit
> > > Orangeinfoways.com
> >
> > 	I have never understood this configuration ... why would clients on a
> > internal LAN need public IP addresses ?
> 
> Stupid protocols which bury OSI layer 3/4 information inside layer 7 
> datagrams.
> 
> Examples: H.323, FTP, PPTP.
> 
> Without a NAT helper which understands what to change inside the packets, so 
> that it matches the headers, you can't use these protocols across NATted 
> connections.
> 
> Antony.
> 
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> 
> In Hell, the police are German, the chefs are British, the beer is American, 
> the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, the entertainment is Belgian, 
> and everything is organised by the Italians.
> 
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> 
> 

	Yes but usually there are special proxies available for these. But I guess if you have not other choice.


-- 
Michael Gale
Network Administrator
Utilitran Corporation