Hi there.
First of all, we'd need to know the type of modem you're thinking of
using.
some modems will not work under GNU/Linux no matter how hard you try. this
is because they're crippled in some way and need the software to be able
to even function correctly.
These are called winmodems.
Having said that, there is always some sort of documentation that comes
with drivers for the GNU/Linux operating system..
failing that don't hesitate to ask. that's what we're here for.
as for setting up the connection, there are various ways to do that. under
red hat. actually, I know of at least one. and that's linuxconf.
as for your second question can you use your www server when win2k is the
host computer? Of course you can.
I'm doing it now.
all you need to do is, open up port 80 tcp and then watch the fireworks.
if you want to know how to accomplish this, I'll tell you.
go to start, settings, control pannel, Network and dial-up connections,
then highlight the internet connection,
right click on it, go to properties, then to the sharing tab then click
settings then you'll see an opti9on that says services, applications to
allow.
scroll through there and use the add buttons to add ports for any services
you may want other people to use..
I have ticked ftp, telnet, that's about it. I had to add some for
speakfreely and my www server and my irc server but be sure to point to
the address the machine is assigned to or else all your hard work will be
in veign.
hth
-- Shaun
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On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, Octavian Rasnita wrote:
> Thank you very much!
> I have another question, maybe a little complicated.
> I would like to install my internal modem on the Linux machine.
> I guess I will need Linux drivers for it and I will search for it, but:
> 1. If I won't have a readme file about how to install the driver, how should
> I do it?
> 2. If I won't find a driver, can I make something to be able to use the
> modem, to install something like a standard driver that could work with more
> modems, etc?
> 3. If I can't do anything to make it work, is it possible to use the
> internet if I have 2 computers in a network, one with Linux and one with
> Windows 2k, and the computer with Win 2k has a modem installed?
> I want to connect from Windows, if it is not possible from Linux but the web
> server I want to test (Apache) is under Linux.
>
> Thank you!
>
>
> Teddy,
> orasnita@home.ro
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rafael Skodlar" <raffi@linwin.com>
> To: <blinux-list@redhat.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 12:15 AM
> Subject: Re: Installing lynx
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 28, 2002 at 10:40:38AM -0400, lobap@adaptech.net wrote:
> > Hi:
> > Hane a look at your first cd under RedHat/RPMS.
> > The command:
> > rpm -Uvh lynx*.*
> > should work.
> >
> > Another suggestion will be to join blinux-newbie mailing list, guys on
> > this list don't like too simple question. :-)
>
> Not true. I do not mind newbie questions, just don't like spam or
> completely unrelated questions.
>
> The file under Redhat 7.2 you are looking for is lynx-2.8.4-17.i386.rpm.
> It's on a second disk. Assuming you mounted cdrom under /mnt/cdrom you
> need to do the following
>
> rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/lynx-2.8.4-17.i386.rpm
>
> to install the application. If it's an upgrade then you follow the
> instruction mentioned previously. Also, there is a program called rpmfind
> which helps you find rpms over the net. You may want to install that one
> too, rpmfind-1.7-2.i386.rpm.
>
> If there are problems with dependencies then you need to install whatever
> else is needed. For new Linux users I strongly recommend to install
> everything to prevent from problems with chasing files and their
> dependencies. That's much easier in Debian but that one has other problems
> which make it just as bad as Redhat or any other distribution. Too much
> automation can hurt you too.
>
> >
> > Hope it helps,
> > Pawel.
> > On Sun, 28 Apr 2002,
> > Octavian Rasnita wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Please tell me how to install lynx.
> > > I think it should be on my Red Hat 7.2 CD's.
> > > If it is not there, where can I download it?
> > >
> > > Thank you.
>
> Good luck,
>
> --
> Rafael
>
>
>
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