> I've had several responses suggesting ipmasq or ipchains, but I don't
> see how that (alone, at least), can solve the problem.
>
> What makes my situation unique from all others I've encountered is
> that I don't want to change the network settings on the laptops when I
> bring them home. That means they already have IP addresses, gateways,
> DNS servers, etc. that they expect to see. Moreover, the two laptops
> "work" at different places, and so have completely different IPs &
> such.
>
> So I think somehow the linux box has to answer to a bunch of IPs
> (network gateway for each laptop), and I have to map the DNS entries
> to my ISPs (and/or I could run a slave DNS at home).
>
> To me this sounds like NAT at a minimum, but as I said before, I don't
> really understand if this kind of configuration is possible. Besides
> the software issues, can I do this with both laptops on a single
> network, or do I have to have separate network cards becasue they have
> completely separate addresses.
It's just a matter of setting up a handful of IP aliases, which is simple
enough; the masquerade should deal just fine. You can even set up DNS to
do something intelligent; POP or IMAP should deal fine (forwarded via masq
to the server you've got set up). Sending mail may be more hairy, though.
You might be able to do (really ugly) DNS tricks, though ;)
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