[afnog] Mikrotik Router Help

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: afnog-bounces at afnog.org 
> [mailto:afnog-bounces at afnog.org] On Behalf Of Arnis Riekstins
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 5:48 PM
> To: afnog at afnog.org
> Subject: Re: [afnog] Mikrotik Router Help
> 
> There is Basic Setup Guide for MikroTik RouterOS at 
> http://www.mikrotik.com/docs/ros/2.8/guide/basic
> See the example there, it is explained how to set up 
> masquerading, and how to test it.
> 
> Arnis
> 
> Monday, June 27, 2005, 4:55:41 PM, you wrote:
> 
> 
> > This is my current situation, actually we have been 
> assigned private 
> > IP addresses from our ISP, at the campus I have a proxy 
> server running 
> > on Microsoft, ISA 2004 it has private IP. It goes through other 
> > NAT'ing devices, then to the ISP router.
> 
> > We are trying to get our own VSAT connection with Geolink 
> > (www.geolink.com), after that I think we will negotiate 
> public ip pool.
> > KU band seems cheaper for us, I have some facts that it can be 
> > affected by bad weather. How would you recommend before we 
> go for it??
> 
> > For the router I will post a the .rsc file for more assistance
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Noah Sematimba [mailto:sematin at mtn.co.ug]
> > Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 3:17 PM
> > To: John Gitau
> > Cc: Wonder Chikohomero; afnog at afnog.org
> > Subject: Re: [afnog] Mikrotik Router Help
> 
> 
> > On Monday 27 June 2005 14:50, John Gitau wrote:
> 
> >> Are you running NAT behind another NAT'ting device? both address
> > ranges
> >> you mention are not supposed to be on the internet.
> 
> > There are quite a number of "ISPs" that give out private ip 
> addresses
> > and then 
> > NAT their customers. One ISP here in Uganda which I will 
> not mention :-)
> 
> > actually gives their customers private ip addreses and then 
> does static
> > NAT 
> > for them at their end. No amount of talk could convince them of the
> > folly of 
> > this approach.
> 
> 
> 
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