Hi, Raul! Yes, this sounds like a good solution. In fact, I think this is exactly how Internet Connection Sharing under WIndows works. Can I see your dhcp.conf file? Best, Vic ******* ******* ******* have you thought of visiting Cybertsar's Internet Kingdom? It is still alive! Here is the URL: http://kickme.to/vtsaran ******* ******* ******* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <raul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 5:49 PM Subject: Re: IP Masquarading but enhanced > If anyone is interested I can provide file examples on this. I am > currently doing this with my setup. My linux box asmodean.net has bind > setup on it as a cching server. I have dhcp setup on it so that my > winblows machine just get an IP addy as well as necessary information for > dns. also , if you have dhcp setup you do not have to setup bind on your > linux box if you don't want to, why add the extra open port. Instead you > can specify the dns information of your isp in the dhcp.conf file and that > gets passed to the winblows machine. no static setup, no static dns > setup, real easy. If you all want .conf examples let me know. > > > Raul A. Gallegos > Email: raul at asmodean.net icq#: 5283055 > msn: ragallegos at hotmail.com aim: raulagallegos > > > On 2 May 2001, John Covici wrote: > > > I have set up named on my linux box and the winblows machine is quite > > happy with its dns set to the linux box. > > > > > > Kirk Wood <cpt.kirk at 1tree.net> writes: > > > > > I think you are wanting to not have to specify a DNS server on every > > > windows machine? Or perhaps you want to have them query your IP MAsq > > > machine instead? > > > > > > Either way you first need to setup BIND on your linux machine. The best > > > thing here is to go through the HOWTO. Once you have your machine so it > > > provides its own DNS service you are home free. If you just want the > > > winblows machines to query your linux machine set their primary DNS to > > > your linux box. > > > > > > If you want them to do this automatically, you need to go the additional > > > step of setting up DHCP. I would start with the HOWTO. I personally > > > haven't done this yet. > > > > > > ======= > > > Kirk Wood > > > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net > > > > > > Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > John Covici > > covici at ccs.covici.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
