Bryan,
I havent noticed significant lag time using IP masq on a 56k connection.
my ping times havent dropped noticeably. I use it daily to play quake2
on the net with no drop in peformance. I have 4 machines connected to a
Linux box running ipv4, and even with other users accessing the internet
it functions more than adequately.
Clay Mellender
Bryan Scaringe wrote:
>
> Here's my situation:
>
> I have a dual boot machine, a K6-300, running Linux and 98.
> Most of the time I am running Linux. 98 exists only for
> playing Quake/Quake 2, and other Net games, so Linux is the
> "Primary" OS. I want to run a non-anonymous FTP server, and
> perhaps allow other services as time goes on. The FTP services
> will only run when Linux is up (don't want to interfere
> w/gaming.)
>
> I am considering buying a seperate Box, perhaps a 486, to
> place on the cable modem 24/7, and use IP Masq to connect
> the Linux/98 box through it, like so:
>
> Linux/98_Dual ----- 486_w/IP_Masq ------ Cable_Modem
>
> where the ----- is 10Mbps Ethernet.
>
> If I do get the other box (the 486), I will move the FTP
> services to that machine.
> Fine. This seems resonable. But I have some concerns:
>
> 1) Will I be able to run GameSpy on the Dual-boot machine
> through the 486 (which is doing IP-Masq)?
> Anyone tried this?
>
> 2) Since 98 is mostly for game-play, how will the IP-Masq
> effect ping-time and lag? (keeping in mind the 10Mbps
> connection between the machines is much faster than
> the cable modem connection to the outside world.)
>
> Yes, I know that my concerns are mostly gaming oriented, but
> that's the only reason I have a Dual-boot System in the first
> place.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bryan Scaringe
