> 1 connection, 5 IP's. I need the 5 IP's to run different services > on multiple servers. HTTP, SMTP, POP3, DNS, PPTP, stuff like that. > > >Maybe if you have seperate boxes for Mail, FTP, etc, it would > work to just > >point them all at one IP, and then port forward through the > firewall to the > >appropriate box for each port. (IE: what are you trying to do?) > > > > If I had one IP address and 3 servers, all running different > services, this could be done no problem. I just use the extended > NAT/PAT to forward each service to > their respective servers, no problem. The issue is, if I have 2 > servers I want firewalled, both running HTTP, I need to be able > to put more than one public IP > address on the external interface of my router. I can only > forward port 80 once on one IP address. Also, if I run any NT > boxes (god forbid) behind the firewall, I > like to run VNC on them so I can remote desktop into them from > anywhere. Again, I would only be able to do this once per IP address. >
Mind if I jump in here? I think I see what you're saying - you're talking about bridging. (in OpenBSD-speak, anyway). I don't know how to do it with Linux, but does this article describe what you want to do? http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html Ian
