If you're in PPP mode, the router gets your static IP and then everything behind it has a private non-routable IP. So you'd have to setup a static NAT entry to forward DNS requests to the IP of the DNS server. Adam Maloney Systems Administrator Sihope Communications On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, Timothy Wilson wrote: > On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Chewie wrote: > > > Linux IPChains (2.2) or IPTables (2.4) is infinitely more flexible on > > how you handle packet filtering, routing, and forwarding. If you feel > > you would like to use this power, you can do one of two things: > > > > 1) Manage the port forwarding at the Linux firewall > > > > ( Internet ) 0.0.0.0/0 > > | > > [ DSL ]--------[ Firewall ] > > | > > [ HUB ] > > | > > +-------------+-------------+ > > | | > > [ WEB Server] (Private Net) > > As I mentioned previously, I think I'll go with this setup. What if I want > to run my own DNS? Does that change things? If the 675 is getting my static > IP and asigning a private IP to the firewall, how will DNS work? Will I have > to buy an additional IP or two in order to act as my own primary DNS? > > -Tim > > -- > Tim Wilson | Visit Sibley online: | Check out: > Henry Sibley HS | http://www.isd197.k12.mn.us/ | http://www.zope.org/ > W. St. Paul, MN | | http://slashdot.org/ > wilson at visi.com | <dtml-var pithy_quote> | http://linux.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at lists.real-time.com > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >