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Author: Eric
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Subject: basic server question
>>>Is one IP address sufficient for this configuration: Internet---DSL
>>>router---Linux firewall---Webserver--Host--, or do I need to pay qworst
>>>even more money? Could you explain? Thanks very much,


> The only reason you would need more than one static IP address is
> if you are offering two or more of the same service.


Ok, I have thought about this for a couple of days, and I am still confused.
Kurt (on the plug list) told me that if I have only one IP address, then
give it to give it to the firewall. But between the firewall and the
Internet I have a cisco 675 dsl router. What kind of address does it get?

I cannot give it a private address because it *must* go in front of the
firewall, right? My question is, if the firewall gets the static IP, what
kind of address do I give the DSL router?

Arghh, if only there was a linux driver for my Intel 2100 DSL NIC, this
would be so much easier...