Multihomed Proxy question

[peterve]

Hi,<br>
<br>
I want to run proxy server on a multihomed server. The internal NIC has already been set up.<br>
The other NIC will be connected with a cable modem.<br>
My problem is : I can't get a fixed IP. Will this be a problem ? Or can I just go ahead and install my proxy ?<br>
Thanks<br>
Peter VE <p>Peter Van Eeckhoutte<br><a href=mailtoeter.ve@itinera.be>peter.ve@itinera.be</a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[Zelandakh]

I have never tried it, but you should be able to set up a second NIC with IP 0.0.0.0 and enable routing. Then attach your modem and configure that from the proxy.<br>
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It is essentially the same setup as standard only you are going to get a DHCP address from the Internet for the new NIC. The problem will be if you have a local DHCP server as well.

 

[peterve]

What I meant was<br>
The second NIC will be DHCP assigned by the ISP<br>
By the way : making your proxy server a router (by enabling IP forwarding) is very dangerous and NOT secure...<br>
I'll just let proxy handle my web sock requests...<br>
Regards<br>
<br>
Peter VE<br>