Can I assign multiple external IP addresses to Coyote?
# A: Yes, but it requires a little script-hacking; full support of it is planned for an upcoming release. • Add a new value to the main configuration file (option 1 on the console menu): IPADDR2= followed by your second IP address. Save the file and Quit. • Quit from the menu to get to the command prompt. • edit /etc/rc.d/rc.inet. Page down several screens until you get to the “ETHERNET_STATIC” section. Find the line that begins ip addr add… and add another line just below it which reads: ip addr add $IPADDR2/$PREFIX brd + dev $IF_INET (i.e. exactly the same, but with a “2” inserted). Save the file and Quit. • edit /etc/rc.d/rc.masquerade Near the end of the file, you’ll see line a line that reads # Add post-route for lan to wan ip. In the line immediately below that, there is a fragment that reads -d $2 $ACLOPT. Change it to -d $ADDR $ACLOPT. Save the file and Quit. • You can now add Coyote Rules to forward requests to this external address to internal machines. Because the auto rul
