On Mon, 2005-04-18 at 17:17 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Did anyone manage to configure the UTStarCom ADSL modem supplied by > > BSNL, as a router ? I want to hookup the modem to a switch, > > I have a related question: I have 2 machines on a LAN. I connect one PC > to the ADSL modem and I want to use it as a gateway for the other PC. > Is this easier to do than what you are asking? Has anyone here set up > a similar configuration?
It's comparatively easier. Put in an extra NIC, and configure the box to do NAT. I believe some people might already be having such setup > For the basic dialup access that I had ages ago, VSNL provided IP > addresses for the gateway, SMTP server, name server, etc. Aren't similar > things going to be necessary for the BSNL setup? > > Thanks for any pointers, > Mandar. BSNL does provide DNS servers, and I plan to use the DSL modem/router to pass on the DNS requests to the BSNL DNS servers. -- Soumyadip Modak Mobile : 94330 65971 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://soumyadip.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
